UK to cooperate with Bolivia in the fight against drug trafficking

Thursday, July 28th 2011 - 06:15 UTC

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The British government has announced a new co-operation deal with Bolivia in the fight against drug trafficking. During a two-day visit to Bolivia, Britain's Minister for Latin America, Jeremy Browne, said the Serious Organised Crime Agency in London will join forces with the counter-narcotics police in La Paz. Read full article

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geo
from West Africa route ??

from Afganistan route ??
Jul 28th, 2011 - 09:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ElaineB
Why would Jeremy Browne go to Bolivia to discuss drug trafficking from West Africa or Afghanistan?

London is the cocaine-using capital of Europe. No doubt it is in direct correlation with London being the financial capital of Europe.
Jul 28th, 2011 - 10:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
l would hope that science could find a way to release some modified coca plants that would eventually spread amongst the others and make them sterile and unable to mature. Not being a biologist, l don't know if this is possible.
Jul 28th, 2011 - 11:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ElaineB
@ 3 That's an interesting idea.
Jul 28th, 2011 - 12:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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geo
[] - mates

it is very hard to rout out the some people from narcotics

for example : somewhere in Indonesia it is smoked cigarettes with clove
to have narcotic effects..
Jul 28th, 2011 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ElaineB
@5 Quite so. Where there are people there will always be a market for oblivion in one form or another.
Jul 28th, 2011 - 02:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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