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  • The Price of Bananas

    In Colombia a paramilitary death squad named the "head-cutters" have killed and tortured many residents, but what few know is that the group was paid for years by corporations doing business in the area. One of the companies was Chaquita Brands International, which admitted making $1.7 million "protection" payments over a six-year period.

    Tags: execution; torture; Fernando Aguirre; Salvatore Mancuso; extortion; Mendellin

    By Jeff Fager; Patti Hassler; Bill Owens; Steve Kroft; Andy Court

    CBS News

    2008