Cocaine Factories – Bolivia
Cocaine Factories – Bolivia – Feb 2007 Evo Morales swept to power promising a social revolution which included legalising coca cultivation. A year on, America is so worried Bolivia is becoming a ‘Narco State’, it’s slashed funding. “These are the coca leaves that we step on. This is the paste”, states Roberto, showing us around his cocaine factory in the jungle. Promoting alternative uses of coca, such as in tea, is the heart of the government’s policy. “The coca leaf is a cultural issue and part of our identity”, explains Minister Felipe Casares. Officially, the jungles of Bolivia are producing fewer tonnes of cocaine paste. But Morales’ policy of ‘Coca Yes, Cocaine No’ has the sceptics worried. As Senator Rafael Loayez states; “If we have this very permissive policy, we are going to hve a problem with drug trafficking.”
Naomi Campbell has put her cocaine, phone-flinging days well behind her
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She has also embraced a rather bushy-tailed lifestyle, in place of her one-time cocaine problem. Now it's a diet of egg whites, fruit plates and organic detox drinks. Personal trainers Matt Roberts (who coaches Mr and Mrs Cameron) and Tracey Anderson …
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Charleston man gets 6 years in prison for selling crack cocaine
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A Charleston man will spend six years in federal prison for selling crack cocaine, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Jamal Wheeler, 42, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine in June. Officers …
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Investigator in MV Benjamin case says received 25 cocaine slabs not 30
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Detective Chief Inspector Charles Adaba, the investigator in the MV Benjamin cocaine saga Thursday told the Accra Fast Track High Court that in 2006, the Minister of the Interior set up a committee to investigate how five slabs of 30 slabs of cocaine …
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