Peru’s Cocaine Industry Skyrockets
Peru’s cocaine industry skyrockets – Peru, one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of cocaine, has seen the illicit trade boom in recent years. The industry’s growth has prompted the country’s government to plan an anti-drug campaign. Some experts blame the authorities for not taking enough action to stop the drug trade, while poor coca farmers say the government’s failure to help them economically has forced them to continue in the business. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Peru’s southern Vrae Valley, the world’s densest coca producing region, in the first of a two part special.
Riviera Beach woman gives birth to addicted baby, faces child abuse charges
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Instead, she swallowed prescription pills three to five times a week and used cocaine one to three times a week, hoping the baby would die, according to a Riviera Beach police probable-cause affidavit. Hasson now faces charges of aggravated child abuse …
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Crack Trafficker Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison
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Robert O. Robinson, 30, of Woonsocket, the convicted organizer and leader of a crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy run out of Talus Bar in Woonsocket, was sentenced Wednesday to a total of 264 in federal prison. The sentencing was announced by US …
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