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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, May 21, 1990                   TAG: 9005210162
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: NEW YORK                                LENGTH: Short

NBC REPORTS COAST GUARD CORRUPTION

Coast Guardsmen in the Florida Keys have worked for cocaine smugglers, selling them agents' codes and disabling patrol boats, according to a report broadcast Sunday.

When they raided smugglers' homes, federal authorities found records of secret radio frequencies, patrol schedules and codes used in radio transmissions for every law enforcement agency in the Florida Keys, NBC's "Expose" reported.

The report made no mention of when the alleged corruption occurred. However the spokesman for the Coast Guard's southeastern district told The Associated Press the Coast Guard had put an end to the alleged conspiracy back in 1988.

- Associated Press 


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