US paid $12.5 million in last 3 years to drug informants

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States paid US$10 million (S$12.5 million) in each of the past three years to informants in an effort to capture major druglords, a senior government official told lawmakers on Thursday. Related Stories Air Canada threatens to lock out pilots in labour dispute Israel asks US for arms that could aid Iran strike Mutilated bodies of 4 students found in central Mexico