Kiribati seamen arrested for drug smuggling in US

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Updated October 9, 2008 17:42:49

Authorities in Kiribati are concerned about the recent arrest of three Kiribati seamen for drug smuggling in the United States. The three crewmen of the Columbus Line vessel, Captain San Augustine, are now in a Philadelphia jail awaiting trial for allegedly smuggling a large quantity of heroine into the United States.

Sam Seke

Captain Peter Lange, Manager of the South Pacific Marine Services

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