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From: LindyBill10/11/2004 11:00:36 AM
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al-Sadr's Heroin Seized
Surprise Surprise...Coalition troops have seized $30 million worth of heroin intended for sale on Iraqi streets by cleric fake priest Muqtada al-Sadr's militia, the former commander of the 9,000-strong Polish force in south-central Iraq says.

Now ain't that something? Those "holier than thou" phony holy rollers are peddling drugs. Of course I've said that before here but some folks didn't believe it. I hope they all get hooked on smack, then they'll be scurrying to get their next fix rather than cutting heads off and firing their weapons.

Lt. Gen. Mieczyslav Bieniek said the militia was using the drug profits "to pay for action" against coalition forces and that some members of the Mahdi's Army were "under the influence [while] fighting us." The Polish commander was in Washington last week and said that the heroin trade was so pervasive that militia members were known as the "pink army" -- named after the red plastic bags they use to peddle the drugs. Military reports from southern Iraq, as well as State Department and Iraqi sources, have said militants also were using and selling amphetamines in Najaf and Baghdad.

Gen. Bieniek, whose area of responsibility spanned south-central Iraq from Saudi Arabia on the west to Iran on the east, said most of the heroin was coming across the porous borders from both neighbors. A route through Iran has become a major route for transporting Afghan heroin to Europe. Afghanistan produces about three-quarters of the world's supply. "We've got some Afghan mujahideen coming in," Gen. Bieniek said. Forces under his command seized at least 60 vehicles illegally crossing from Iran into Iraq.

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