Dozens of Dominicans in beach gear demand more access to country's beaches and riversOctober 9th, 2009 Dominicans in beach gear demand access to beachesSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Dozens of Dominicans wearing flip-flops and swim suits and carrying coolers and surfboards soaked in the sun outside Congress on Friday to protest a proposal they say will limit public access to beaches and rivers. "This is not the constitution of my country," they yelled, referring to a recently approved constitutional amendment that allows for private property along coasts and rivers.
Cocaine found surgically implanted inside chest cavities of 2 live turkeys confiscated in PeruAugust 25th, 2009 Peru police seize cocaine sewn inside live turkeysLIMA, Peru — Peruvian police expecting to find a shipment of cocaine hidden in a crate holding two live turkeys were surprised to discover the drug surgically implanted inside the birds. Acting on a tip, officers stopped a Turismo Ejecutivo SRL bus outside the city of Tarapoto in the central jungle state of San Martin, officials said Monday.
Money matters: Researchers find tiny amounts of cocaine on 90 percent of US paper moneyAugust 18th, 2009 Study finds tiny traces of cocaine on US dollarsWASHINGTON — Chances are there's cocaine in your wallet. Researchers looked at 234 bank notes from 17 cities in the U.S.
Coast Guard: 1,600 pounds of cocaine seized off the coast of VenezuelaJuly 22nd, 2009 Coast Guard: 1,600 pounds of cocaine seizedMIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard says an estimated 1,600 pounds of cocaine were seized from a motorboat off the coast of Venezuela last week.
Sessions cracks up hearing with 'crack cocaine' misstatementJuly 16th, 2009 Sessions to do that 'crack cocaine' thing?WASHINGTON — It's pretty certain that Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., didn't mean what he said.
Sessions cracks up Sotomayor hearing with 'crack cocaine' misstatementJuly 16th, 2009 Sessions' 'crack cocaine' comment cracks up crowdWASHINGTON — Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions' comment on crack cocaine cracked up the crowd.
Customs finds almost a half-ton of cocaine in shipping container of Colombian coffeeJuly 10th, 2009 Colombian coffee comes with smuggled cocaineNEW ORLEANS — Customs agents discovered an extra ingredient in a shipment of Colombian coffee: nearly a half-ton of cocaine. U.S. Customs officer Troy Simon said Thursday it was his agency's biggest cocaine find at the Port of New Orleans since more than two tons turned up in a transformer shipment about 10 years ago.
Police say suitcases carried by woman who was to fly from Chile to Spain were made of cocaineJune 2nd, 2009 Chile police find suitcases made of cocaineSANTIAGO, Chile — Police say two suitcases carried by a woman who was about to fly from Chile to Spain were made of cocaine. Detective Leandro Morales at the Santiago airport says the drug "was not hidden in the luggage.
Chilean police say woman found with suitcases made of cocaineJune 2nd, 2009 Chile police find suitcases made of cocaineSANTIAGO, Chile — Police say two suitcases carried by a woman who was about to fly from Chile to Spain were made of cocaine. Detective Leandro Morales at the Santiago airport says the drug "was not hidden in the luggage.
Stroll on Texas beach leads to discovery of 53 pounds of neatly packaged cocaineMay 8th, 2009 53 pounds of packed cocaine found on Texas beachSABINE PASS, Texas — Beachcombers found more than seashells while strolling on a Texas beach: two dozen neatly wrapped packages of cocaine. Jefferson County Sheriff's Lt.
Laboratory producing 2 tonnes of cocaine a month destroyedApril 10th, 2009 BOGOTA - An illegal laboratory having the capacity to produce about two tons of cocaine a month was destroyed by the police in Colombia's Antioquia province, authorities said. Officers Thursday found nearly 11 kilos of cocaine, more than 16 tonnes of chemical substances and some 7,000 litres of liquids used to produce the illegal drug.
Colombian police seize mobile cocaine labMarch 9th, 2009 BOGOTA - Police in the central Colombia have found and seized a mobile cocaine laboratory and arrested two suspects, EFE reported. The lab, which was seized Saturday in Cundinamarca province, had the capacity to produce 'between 50 and 100 kg of cocaine weekly,' provincial police chief Colonel Fabio Castaneda said.
Seven tonnes of cocaine seized in Pacific off MexicoFebruary 15th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The US Coast Guard and Mexican Navy seized seven tonnes of cocaine on the high seas off Mexico's Pacific Coast, officials said Sunday. Investigators found the drugs in a fishing trawler near the coast off the southern Mexican province of Oaxaca.
Colombia's drug mafias shift bases to Mexico: OfficialJanuary 25th, 2009 BOGOTA - Colombia's drug mafias have shifted bases to Mexico after their networks busted in the country, EFE reported. Colombia's National Police Chief Gen.
Four tonnes of cocaine seized in SpainJanuary 12th, 2009 MADRID - Spanish police have intercepted a ship carrying more than four tonnes of cocaine, authorities said. The ship was located Monday in the province of Galicia in northwest Spain.
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