Political Campaign Going Sour? Finance It with Cocaine!

Dravyk · 12-06-2005

Brazilian candidate caught with big cocaine haul

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-12-06T144141Z_01_DIT652886_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-CRIME-BRAZIL.XML

SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - A would-be Brazilian mayor was in custody on Tuesday for international drug trafficking on charges of importing 500 kilograms (1,100 lbs) of cocaine on a plane that took off from Colombia, federal police in Brasilia said.

Misilvan Chavier dos Santos denied police claims that he planned to use money from drug sales to finance a pending bid for political office.

Chavier dos Santos ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Tupiratins in Tocantins state in 2004 and for state congress in 2002. His next campaign had also been showing signs of trouble.

Oh, but it gets "better".

Chavier dos Santos was expelled from the centrist Social Democracy Party last week after he used a motorcycle to flee from another plane loaded with cocaine just as federal police arrived at a clandestine airstrip.

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Dravyk Easy Like Sunday Morning Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Behind a couch, somewhere in Philly Posts: 7,628	Political Campaign Going Sour? Finance It with Cocaine! Brazilian candidate caught with big cocaine haul http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-12-06T144141Z_01_DIT652886_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-CRIME-BRAZIL.XML SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - A would-be Brazilian mayor was in custody on Tuesday for international drug trafficking on charges of importing 500 kilograms (1,100 lbs) of cocaine on a plane that took off from Colombia, federal police in Brasilia said. Misilvan Chavier dos Santos denied police claims that he planned to use money from drug sales to finance a pending bid for political office. Chavier dos Santos ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Tupiratins in Tocantins state in 2004 and for state congress in 2002. His next campaign had also been showing signs of trouble. Oh, but it gets "better". Chavier dos Santos was expelled from the centrist Social Democracy Party last week after he used a motorcycle to flee from another plane loaded with cocaine just as federal police arrived at a clandestine airstrip. __________________ All Of 'Em Mainstream Webmasters New: WebmasterConventions.com

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