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High-level source that had been utilized by the d.e.a. for approximately 20 years. his name was samir. in new york in the early 1980s, jim arrested samir for narcotics trafficking. >> we arrested him and i knew he was pretty important. he was palestinian by birth, well educated, well read, multilingual, phenomenonally bright. i knew he would be useful because he understood the global criminal networks. as a source, he had the capabilities of following through. i first met samir in '84, early '85. back in them days we could pull a prempber out and interview them, but he never said anything. and...
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