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Leto Lopez looked no different from his Westchester County neighbors: he wore conservative suits, lived in a $775,000 colonial house and drove an Acura Legend. He opened a public fax service to mix his drug messages with thousands of others dispatched by honest customers. He set up an import business and actually imported South American furniture so that the U.S. Customs Service would think he was a legitimate businessman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cali Cartel: New Kings of Coke | 7/1/1991 | See Source »

After each meeting, both drivers alert the cell head in code from a mobile phone or beeper. He telephones a desk officer in Cali, then sends confirmation by fax. Detailed ledgers are maintained in both countries. The ledgers have proved the system's main vulnerability, providing a rich lode of data to DEA analysts when seized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cali Cartel: New Kings of Coke | 7/1/1991 | See Source »

...style, the debate prompted by Fahd's proposed reforms is neither conducted in public meetings nor reported in the country's media. The government bans public gatherings of three or more people, and press censorship precludes coverage of internal disputes. Instead, petitions and pamphlets, widely disseminated by photocopiers and fax machines, inform the public of conservative and liberal views. Both minorities seek to influence Saudi Arabia's silent majority, but the literature of the well- organized ultraconservatives is more plentiful and vituperative. Religious extremists have even advocated the execution of so-called secularists -- men without beards. So vicious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saudi Arabia: Skirmishes Under the Veil | 6/17/1991 | See Source »

...drug gang shot Chavez in the jaw and nearly blinded him three weeks ago, his bodyguards staged a violent takeover of the prison; 18 people died. Once in control of the complex, Chavez continued to make drug deals from his cell, which was outfitted with cellular phones and a fax machine. Though state police ringed the prison, he managed to bring in doctors and undergo surgery for his wounds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO Life in the Posh Lane | 6/10/1991 | See Source »

...those forms? Come to Executive Health Maintenance. We'll take care of everything. Not only do we have the best specialists, plus in-house lab tests and pharmacy, all in one convenient location. We have fresh coffee and croissants in the waiting room, as well as a fax machine, current issues of all the magazines and a concierge. And we promise you'll never have to wait more than 15 minutes, or the next organ transplant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: For Better Care Try Snob Appeal | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

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