Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Drug Wars Include the U.S. and Europe


The $30,000 and $28,000 show the core of the problem.  The consumers keep the drug wars going...


Cocaine production surge unleashes wave of violence in Latin America

* Rory Carroll in Caracas
* The Guardian, Monday 9 March 2009

excerpt:

...A Guardian investigation based on dozens of interviews with law enforcement officials, coca farmers, refugees and policymakers has yielded a bleak picture of the "war" on the eve of a crucial United Nations drug summit.

Almost 6,000 people died in drug-related violence in Mexico last year alone, an unprecedented level of mayhem that is showing signs of spilling northwards into the United States. More than 1,000 have been killed already this year in Mexico....



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