St. Paul federal drug defendant has dramatic defense: thrown in shark-infested waters

When Paul Le Roux was last inside a St. Paul federal courtroom, he casually discussed being the architect behind seven murders, dealing weapons and drugs around the globe, and doing business in some of the world’s most dangerous places.

An alleged “global criminal mastermind” who has been held at an undisclosed location in New York since his 2012 arrest in Liberia, Le Roux will soon return to Minnesota to testify in the trial of two men who claim they worked for him under fear of death.

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