Police seize 157.4 grams of cocaine

Written by The Dailly collegian Online - Brendan McNally Monday, 19 April 2010 11:22

Police arrested three individuals Friday who authorities say attempted to bring $17,425 worth of cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana from New York City to Centre County.

Police seized 157.4 grams of cocaine, 200 ecstasy tablets, 27 grams of marijuana and $901 in cash, according to the press release.

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Using Chocolate to Defeat Cocaine in Peru

Written by The Huffington Post Friday, 16 April 2010 10:43

During my recent visit to Oro Verde Cooperative in Amazonian Peru, I stayed with a number of indigenous farmers who are supplying us with an incredible cocoa. It is incredible for its taste - last month our farmers took first and third place in the World Chocolate Competition in Paris!- but it is equally as incredible for the story behind the cocoa. These brave farmers have been growing cocoa beans as a replacement for the coca they have grown in the past to feed the deadly narco-traffic in cocaine.

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In Chile, Cocaine Consumption is on the Rise

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Written by Ricardo Muga Friday, 16 April 2010 10:22

(Ed. Note: In an article published by El Mercurio this week, journalist Ricardo Muga and narcotics expert Francisca Florenzano discuss the difficulties Chile faces tackling drug consumption. Florenzano admits that The National Council for Drug Trafficking (Conace) should offer treatment for drug users.) 

Q-What’s your take on the drug situation in Chile?

A-The principal problem today is that we have a group of adolescents, even children, who are vulnerable and in danger of not only drug consumption, but of various other factors that accompany a lack of opportunity. As such, we must offer help not only oriented towards individuals and families but also towards certain territories. In terms of a diagnostic, one of the key concerns of my management will be to reduce the debt we have in respect to public access to drug treatment. Today the spots available for people needing treatment are underprovided and there is an important unanswered demand we have to meet.

Q-After looking at last year’s poll, Conace said Chile’s problem of drug addiction is under control, though many said this isn’t true. What is your viewpoint?

A-Yes, looking at the general consumption statistics and those of the student population effectively they are contained. Still, others consider that after all that has been done, all that has been invested in an organization dedicated to the issue, one might expect that the problem not only be contained but reduced. What casts doubt on matter of containment is there are a series of questions that serve as good indicators to a rise or fall in future consumption. In this regard we have a problem: in the student population the perceived risks of consumption have decreased and the student perception of accessibility has risen.

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