5 men accused of plotting to murder US drug agent

The Associated Press
12:26 p.m. June 12, 2009

NEW YORK — Five men have been arrested in Panama in a plot to kill a U.S. drug enforcement agent.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced Friday that the men were arrested Thursday by Panamanian authorities. They were being brought to the United States for initial court appearances.
Prosecutors say the men hatched a plot to kill a suspected Drug Enforcement Administration informant and the DEA agent who worked with the informant.

Authorities say they were able to interrupt the plot because the conspirators did not know that one of the participants in their discussions was telling the DEA what was happening.

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