Word: lehder
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...people were charged in the "second wave" of indictments resulting from last May's conviction of Carlos Lehder Rivas, one of the leaders of the cartel, which officials say is responsible for up to 80 percent of the cocaine imported into the United States...
...Lehder and Reed were convicted here last year of conspiring to import cocaine. Lehder--an unindicted co-conspirator in the new indictment--is currently serving a life sentence and Reed is serving a 15-year term. His former wife, Yemel Nacel, is also among those indicted...
...indictment traces Lehder's development into a primary overseas transporter of cocaine for other Medellin Cartel members, and his continued association with these members after they developed their own transportation operations," Genzman said...
...cartel leaders, the U.S. attorney noted that it had taken six years to get Lehder to the United States...
Several witnesses in the Lehder trial testified that they had made payoffs to high Bahamian officials, including Pindling, who has denied the allegations...