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Army Special Forces Soldier Charged With Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine On Military Aircraft
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:48 pm
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An Army Special Forces soldier was arrested Monday for smuggling 40 kilos of cocaine into the United States hidden in two backpacks aboard a military aircraft, NBC News reported on Friday.
Master Sgt. Daniel Gould was taken into custody by Drug Enforcement Administration agents after two military-issue “punch out” bags somehow connected to him were discovered filled with 40 kilos (90 lbs) of cocaine on a U.S. military aircraft bound for Eglin Air Force Base.
NBC News reports that cocaine was identified after another service member “found the drugs on the plane while it was on the ground in Colombia and reported the discovery.”
Gould, assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group at Eglin, was already in the United States when the drugs were discovered, according to NBC News, which reported that the Green Beret “used a proxy” to get the bags onto the aircraft.
“We are aware of recent allegations concerning a U.S. soldier assigned under U.S. Army Special Operations Command for reportedly attempting to smuggle narcotics from Colombia into the U.S.,” Army Special Operations Command spokesman Lt. Col. Robert Bockholt told NBC News. “We are cooperating fully with law enforcement officials concerning this matter.”
Was also a Silver Star recipient
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While conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol in the Khaz Oruzgan district of Afghanistan, his team, ODA 7134, was ambushed by anti-Afghan forces. During the ensuing firefight, Pinilla sprinted 75 meters across open terrain into incoming enemy fire to a wounded teammate, Staff Sgt. Daniel Gould, a SF engineer sergeant, who was pinned down. When Pinilla reached his teammate, he dove in front of him, providing his own body as cover for his wounded comrade as he proceeded to suppress the enemy ambush line.
After 10 minutes of returning fire, Pinilla suffered two gunshot wounds and was critically wounded. His teammates fought to return him to safety, all the while Pinilla continued to return fire with his 9-mm Beretta handgun. Due to the severity of his wounds, he was evacuated from the battlefield and eventually to Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he began a slow recovery process.
“It’s about trusting the man to your left and right, and knowing that he will do the right thing and watch your back,” he said. “That’s what I was doing for (Gould) and he did the same for me. I wouldn’t be here today if not for him.”
Gould said it was the closeness his team shared that enabled them to risk their lives for each other.
“When you have the camaraderie that we have, the actions become instantaneous,” Gould said. “The cohesion that is built within the team is key.”
35 kilos of coke for size comparison
This post was edited on 8/20/18 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:49 pm to NYCAuburn
baw just tryin to make a livin
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:50 pm to NYCAuburn
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cocaine was identified after another service member “found the drugs on the plane while it was on the ground in Colombia and reported the discovery.”
Snitchin' mfer...
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:51 pm to NYCAuburn
reads as Pinilla got the commendation
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:51 pm to NYCAuburn
I assume they were in Colombia trying to break up these cocaine distribution channels, correct?
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:52 pm to NYCAuburn
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An Army Special Forces soldier was arrested Monday for smuggling 40 kilos of cocaine into the United States hidden in two backpacks aboard a military aircraft, NBC News reported on Friday.
quote:how much you want to bet he really found 45 kilos?
NBC News reports that cocaine was identified after another service member “found the drugs on the plane while it was on the ground in Colombia and reported the discovery.”
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:52 pm to terd ferguson
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cocaine was identified after another service member found the sixty err.... FORTY kilos, yeah forty.
FIFY
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:53 pm to tiggerthetooth
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I assume they were in Colombia trying to break up these cocaine distribution channels, correct?
yep, I'm sure it's all a misunderstanding, he was just probably in a hurry and forget to drop it off at evidence storage
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:55 pm to NYCAuburn
He better hope they prosecute him federally (DEA) and not UCMJ (Army CID) because they will stuff him in Leavenworth and never let him out.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:56 pm to tiggerthetooth
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I assume they were in Colombia trying to break up these cocaine distribution channels, correct?
I have a friend who is a Ranger and is always down in Colombia. I know they do a lot of jungle training with their SF, which I am told are pretty badass in their own right
Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:56 pm to 777Tiger
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yep, I'm sure it's all a misunderstanding, he was just probably in a hurry and forget to drop it off at evidence storage
Its just ironic that he was working to disrupt the distribution and was caught being a distributor himself...way to make your job and the jobs of the others involved pointless.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 2:01 pm to tiggerthetooth
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..way to make your job and the jobs of the others involved pointless.
wonder how much heroin came from Vietnam in aluminum shipping coffins marked "human remains, non-viewable" in the back of 141s during that war
Posted on 8/20/18 at 2:02 pm to terd ferguson
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Sniffin' mfer...
Posted on 8/20/18 at 2:02 pm to tiggerthetooth
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way to make your job and the jobs of the others involved pointless.
The war on drugs has always been pointless, and moving that kind of weight I promise you he has done this before.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 2:10 pm to 777Tiger
quote:a bazillion amount
wonder how much heroin came from Vietnam in aluminum shipping coffins marked "human remains, non-viewable" in the back of 141s during that war
Posted on 8/20/18 at 2:11 pm to NYCAuburn
Hopefully they don’t come down too harsh on the guy.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 2:11 pm to tigerfoot
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a bazillion amount
holt shite!!! was going to guess somewhere around eleventy-gazillion!
Posted on 8/20/18 at 2:14 pm to terd ferguson
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Snitchin' mfer...
You can bet several special forces guys were involved in the operation. The snitch better hope his name isn't released
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