ample evidence from which the jury could infer that the defendant knew the cocaine he was transporting and marketing would be imported into the United States. The evidence showed that the FARC was a major international cocaine-trafficking organization that controlled cocaine production in many regions of Colombia. The defendant had an important role in the FARC's 16th Front engaging in arms and cocaine dealing in ton quantities for FARC leaders and he had close associations with some of the conspiracy's key players. The defendant confessed that he transported 1.5 tons of cocaine every four to six months for the FARC and he was in charge of selling the FARC's cocaine to buyers in exchange for weapons and ammunition. The defendant received cocaine from Guillermo Cochornea, who was theFinance Officer for the 16th Front and he was filmed with Cochornea during an operation to move a vehicle across the Orinoco River to Venezuela. The defendant also engaged in cocaine business with Negro Acacio, who was the leader of the 16th Front. The Colombian National Police intercepted communications between Negro Acacio, Guillermo Cochornea and the defendant over radios. *26 The defendant also worked with a major cocaine trafficker to market the FARC's cocaine and acted as the middleman for a laboratory that processed large quantities of cocaine. The defendant was trained at a FARC military course and FARC guerillas were ordered to provide security for him while he was transporting cocaine and weapons.
The FARC leaders the defendant dealt with made clear that the FARC's cocaine was destined