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… to return to court on September 9Dino Bouterse,Chicago Cubs Carlos Zambrano Jersey, the son of sitting Surinamese President, Desi Bouterse, has been charged with drug trafficking in the United States of America.Bouterse was arrested Thursday in Panama by local authorities and turned over to US agents.Dino BouterseHe has been indicted in Manhattan,Cleveland Indians Juan Uribe Jersey, New York, but pleaded not guilty to the charges when he appeared before Judge, James C. FrancisDerek Maltz, one of the agents involved in the arrest of the President’s son,Detroit Tigers Mark Lowe Jersey, told Associated Press that the suspect is considered a “significant drugs trafficker.”The case will resume with hearings on September 9. Bouterse’s lawyer, Christopher Flood, refused any comment.Bouterse is suspected of smuggling cocaine into the US with, Edmund Muntslag, another Surinamese citizen.Trinidadian authorities arrested Muntslag.The two men are alleged to have been smuggling cocaine into the US since 2011.The indictment says Bouterse was involved in smuggling a suitcase filled with 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of cocaine aboard a commercial flight from Suriname to the Caribbean in late July.It is obvious that Bouterse and Muntslag have been shadowed for some time and have most likely been lured into a trap.Both men were arrested simultaneously. Panamanian authorities did not heed the fact that Bouterse was carrying a diplomatic passport. Immediately after his arrest he was flown to the US.The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Detroit Tigers Lance Parrish Jersey, has since denied any involvement in the arrest of Bouterse. Dutch officials issued an official statement after rumours surfaced in Suriname accusing the Netherlands of involvement.A spokesman confirmed the Dutch authorities are aware of the arrest, but they consider it a matter between Suriname and the US.International media say the matter is not very welcome right now,Boston Red Sox Koji Uehara Jersey, especially since President Bouterse is host to the meeting of the Union of South American States (UNASUR) meeting this weekend.The UNASUR meeting was delayed several hours, suggesting the arrest of Bouterse Jr. was the main reason.The younger Bouterse was mentioned in the famous Wikileaks cables as having criminal ties to Guyana.In 2006, former US Ambassador to Guyana, Roland Bullen,Chicago Cubs Addison Russell Jersey, in a confidential cable to his superiors in Washington DC, US,San Francisco Giants Will Clark Jersey, said that he may have been involved in moving weapons to the village of Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara,Detroit Tigers Miguel Cabrera Jersey, at the time known to be a hotbed of criminal activities.“Desi Bouterse’s son Dino organized a Surinamese soccer team’s trip to Buxton a few years ago. It is believed that the team bus carried weapons to Buxton,” the cable said.That particular cable examined the relationship between convicted Guyanese drug kingpin Roger Khan and President Bouterse,Los Angeles Dodgers Hyun-Jin Ryu Jersey, and the fallout from the former’s arrest shortly before. |
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