The World - News from Sept. 25, 1985
Police broke up an international smuggling ring that used the Dominican Republic as a base to ship high-grade cocaine to the United States, President Salvador Jorge Blanco said. He said that 1,320 pounds of cocaine were confiscated and that several people, including police and retired army officials and U.S. citizens, were arrested.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
