U.S. charges 3 accused of al Qaeda link in drug case

Three West African men accused by U.S. law enforcement of having ties to al Qaeda were extradited to New York on Friday on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, authorities said.

According to a criminal complaint unsealed on Friday, the men are accused of plotting to transport cocaine through Africa with the intent to support al Qaeda, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

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