Opposition leaders in Bahamas demand probe after US ties politician to drug trafficking case

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Opposition leaders in the Bahamas are demanding an investigation into a suspected drug trafficker who survived a recent plane crash near Florida and was allegedly found with roughly US$30,000, according to a US federal agent. The money was inside a bag labeled with the name of an unidentified high-ranking politician from the archipelago.The suspect, who was deported to the Bahamas more than a decade ago after being convicted on drug and money laundering charges, is accused of trafficking cocaine through the Bahamas to the US.

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