A cocaine coup

Things turned nasty in late July, when the Minister of Justice, Carmelita Pires, and the Public Prosecutor, Luis Manuel Cabral, received death threats. This was due to their persistent inquiries into the seizure of 500 kilogrammes of drugs and the arrest of six passengers from two Venezuelan aircraft that landed at Bissau airport on 17 July.

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Carmelita Pires, Luis Manuel Cabral, Venezuelan, Cape Verde, Colombia, Guinea Conakry, José Américo Bubo Na Tchuto, João Bernardo ‘Nino’ Vieira, Baptista Tagme na Waie, Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, Gambia, Martinho Ndafa Kabi, Carlos Correia, Luis Oliveira Sanca, Cipriano Cassama, Kumba Yalá, Mohamed Yalá Embaló, António Brito Sozinho, Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde, Partido da Renovação Social

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