The World : Threat to DEA Chief Told
Colombian narcotics traffickers are believed to have offered up to $350,000 for the kidnaping of Francis M. Mellon, the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a spokesman for the agency reported. “This threat is being taken very seriously,” said spokesman Robert Feldkamp. Information on the kidnaping threat was based on intelligence reports from Colombia, the DEA spokesman said. Mellon, 50, recently announced his resignation and is scheduled to leave the agency March 1.
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