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Old 02-20-2009, 04:55 PM
 
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A large chunk of the roughly 1,000 tonnes of cocaine grown and processed annually in Colombia, Bolivia and Peru is believed to pass though Central America, from where it is moved north to U.S. consumers overland or in small boats or planes.

Guatemala's government is grappling with an influx of Mexican and Colombian drug gangs operating in the country.

Drug cartels opting for sea routes use an array of innovative methods such as hiding drugs in secret compartments in fishing boats beneath huge stacks of nets and catch, or sailing hundreds of miles off course to fool authorities.

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Old 02-21-2009, 06:19 PM
 
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A large chunk of the roughly 1,000 tonnes of cocaine grown and processed annually in Colombia, Bolivia and Peru is believed to pass though Central America, from where it is moved north to U.S. consumers overland or in small boats or planes.

Guatemala's government is grappling with an influx of Mexican and Colombian drug gangs operating in the country.

Drug cartels opting for sea routes use an array of innovative methods such as hiding drugs in secret compartments in fishing boats beneath huge stacks of nets and catch, or sailing hundreds of miles off course to fool authorities.

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Operative words... "US consumers". Stop the demand or legalize to cut out the middle men.
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Old 02-21-2009, 06:25 PM
 
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Operative words... "US consumers". Stop the demand or legalize to cut out the middle men.
Agreed. Or we could deport the American users to mexico so that they have free and clear access to their drugs of choice and the mexican cartels can make all of the money they desire. That way they can all take turns killing each other. Problem solved.
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Old 02-21-2009, 06:37 PM
 
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Agreed. Or we could deport the American users to mexico so that they have free and clear access to their drugs of choice and the mexican cartels can make all of the money they desire. That way they can all take turns killing each other. Problem solved.
And those who don't want to go to Mexico can go to the poppy fields of Afghanistan and get high with the Tali-ban.
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Old 02-21-2009, 06:48 PM
 
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And those who don't want to go to Mexico can go to the poppy fields of Afghanistan and get high with the Tali-ban.
That's a win win and definitely worth a rep point!
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Old 02-21-2009, 07:05 PM
 
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A large chunk of the roughly 1,000 tonnes of cocaine grown and processed annually in Colombia, Bolivia and Peru is believed to pass though Central America, from where it is moved north to U.S. consumers overland or in small boats or planes.
This is funny as hell,
Always trying to paint drug smuggling as a crime committed by poor people that try to smuggle a little bag of drugs.

Start checking rich people's airplanes and you will catch most of the drug traffickers.



ABC News: Secrets of the Saudi Royal Family

A Saudi prince moved roughly two tons of cocaine from Colombia to an airport outside Paris, using his diplomatic status and a royal family 727 jet, U.S. and French law enforcement authorities told ABC News.


"It doesn't happen without him," said Tom Raffanello of the Drug Enforcement Agency in Miami. "He is the key co-conspirator. He's the straw that stirs the drink, he made it happen. No plane, no dope. Dope stays in Colombia."


Prince Nayef bin Fawwaz Al Shalaan claimed in an Arab newspaper that he was cleared of any wrongdoing by the Saudi government, stating he was seeking investors in a deal for plastic pipe, not smuggling cocaine. "That's an alibi, he moved dope," said Rafanello.
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Old 02-21-2009, 07:19 PM
 
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And this thread is definitely connected to the issue of immigration because -...
Oops, I left something cooking on the stove.
I'll get back to you on that.
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Old 02-21-2009, 08:17 PM
 
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And this thread is definitely connected to the issue of immigration because -...
Oops, I left something cooking on the stove.
I'll get back to you on that.
I propose this as the best post of the year
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Old 02-22-2009, 06:23 AM
 
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I propose this as the best post of the year
Perhaps one of you should ask the mods to move it to the Mexico thread.

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Old 02-23-2009, 06:10 AM
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Not everything about Mexico is an immigration issue, please try and remember that.
Moved from Immigration.
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