AMERICAN, FIVE OTHERS SEIZED IN COCAINE SMUGGLING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R002000090209-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2004
• Sequence Number: 209
• Publication Date: September 1, 1972
• Content Type: NSPR

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PANA:.lA - In V-~Zt they claim is the ia:-- st and Most
finprstart cpcrztioe of its k,ed to this country, Panantunlan
e ti rn?cs ]tsvr acc:rd co A.:.crican. three Chileans and
tt n 1:. aCC:ra::a s:.1 acci. rd t,`.em 01 rtnuzgiing up to. 1O0
1, s (2 ,-cue..> of coc...:,c rn.wally into llteUnited States.
l',:r yi!r ed ro o a --r it r~1;,ard Meler, 49. a German,
o r, .-\eer :. , ,cr:cd +.-ttti he U.S.."ny ffotit 1913 to
IS:,3. t : e v th Pine es a courier inteili. zzsce ag nt, before
.? inn _, C.,ile. accnrimg to a atete.ment he made to
he d.tt t.: , -'s office 1'.rrr.
Grier, Who denies in,elvicexnt In drug smurgoling but ad-
,:tat to krow:rg end having dealt with such :mu;,giers, left
>..._ _*_, t.,n :t c:-.c.t n frog lie canna to r"ana-
presldeot and &eneral manager. and yetis part of it t Panama, and the rest he sends
abroad," Munoz's statcorent sold. htunoa said he believed
(SV$' fed Jorge L'fVnoz, that Meier w-trhandlIng t bout 100 kilos of cogapte it year..-
V, named. a er is n ca der o a sworn atatGment, accord-
Ing to the distiTctattorne s office.. 1UZ1EER TOLD PANR.'rJtNIAN authorities that his Chi]-
VMS s it we. -e anized band of rug traffickers, the can wife, who comes t t Panama about once every four
bi ns of w c is [: ani i cr. As manager of Pan Mund!al, mnlha operates a storo'l i Arica In partnership with Robe to
fiends a lette to the employment agency in ri lboa (in the Bravo. Bravo,-Par.nnoanlan ao orities claim. is listed aspa
o e ltin^ notice that su cb aarcoUca trafficker In Chile.
onzataz and CstehaG n M. Vilanobs, both Crdeana. And Cesar
1T C ra ca r^3 _ i _~ doros~x They were
arrested Aug. 4 In raids on premises occupied by Munoz.ar..
Paez Gonzalez, both of wiioin had eocaute.7,l"eler was arced;
ed'Aug. 12.. .
In an effort to rebut repeated charges that Panama is on:
of the centers for drug traffic into the U. S. with the kite-cl
edge of the Panerneniari government. the distrirt attorrmet t
office Said that through'the arrests "tito?governntent of Pant.
ma thus meets its international obllgutinns to repress Ih:;
traffic. The largest volume of which, as shown by the state
which are undcr North American Jurisdiction. Tby head ei
the band is as American eitLcn."
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