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Spain seizes fake Dakar rally lorry loaded with cocaine
Written by BBC News Tuesday, 13 April 2010 14:47
The lorry was painted with race logos and advertising
Spanish police say they have seized more than 800kg (1,760lbs) of cocaine from a lorry disguised as an official backup vehicle for the Dakar rally.
The lorry was infiltrated into the race, which now takes place in South America, and loaded with cocaine before being shipped to Spain, police said.
The final destination for the drugs was the Spanish island of Ibiza, home to a major drugs trafficking ring.
Police said the cocaine was cleverly hidden in false bottoms in the lorry.
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Study warns of effects of levamisole in Canadian cocaine
Written by The Gazette Tuesday, 13 April 2010 00:00
The National Public Health Institute of Quebec has released a study warning of the prevalence of levamisole-contaminated cocaine in this Quebec.
Levamisole is an anti-parasitic most commonly used by veterinarians. The drug is being used in the preparation of cocaine and heightens addiction. The study noted that in 8 out of ten blood samples taken from known drug users in Quebec contained the cutting agent.
U.S. health authorities first reported the presence of levamisole in cocaine in 2002 and its use is on the rise. In November 2009, Centre for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse in the United States published a survey indicating that 70 per cent of cocaine seized in the U.S. contained levamisole.
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Drug violence kills 9 in Honduras
Written by Press TV Monday, 12 April 2010 22:13
Nine Hondurans have been killed in an overnight shooting in the capital city of Tegucigalpa with the finger of blame falling on Mexican drug gangs.
Masked men armed with automatic weapons opened fire on the street of a poor area of Tegucigalpa Saturday night before storming two houses, where they killed seven men and two women, police said on Sunday
"These deaths were provoked by territorial disputes between drug traffickers," Tegucigalpa's police chief Mario Chamorro told reporters.
Honduras, a key transit route for US-bound Colombian cocaine, has seen a rise in drug-related violence this past year as powerful Mexican cartels struggle over smuggling corridors through Mexico and Central America.
Last year, nearly 1,600 people fell victim to drug-fueled violence in Honduras.
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"58% of Colombia's illicit crops are located in FARC-influenced areas: 58,879 hectares of coca capable of producing 252 tons of cocaine per year, valued at more than 7.5 billion USD."
Cambio Magazine. September, 2009
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