Former U.S. Embassy worker smuggled cocaine in cigarettes and sweets, DOJ says
Jairo Eliezer Arias Caceres, 35, recruited couriers to smuggle cocaine from the Dominican Republic to the United States, federal prosecutors allege.
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Jairo Eliezer Arias Caceres, 35, recruited couriers to smuggle cocaine from the Dominican Republic to the United States, federal prosecutors allege.
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