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Drug
Enforcement Police (PCD) burned
135.000 marijuana plants in a farm located
in Siquirres, in the Limon province.
The plantation was one of the largest
discovered by police, some plants were as
high as 3 feet.
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Search for Minor Continues
The Red Cross, neighbours and family
continue the search for Esteban Castro,
14, and won't give up.
The young man fell into the river Tiribi
near Hatillo 7, south of San José, about a
week ago.
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Morazan
Park to be More Secure
Following reports that the Morazan Park in
downtown San José has become a night spot
for the sale of drugs, assaults and minor
prostitutes. The park is dangerous after
night fall, that even street people don't go
there.
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'If
Bin Laden Gave me A Check I Would
Voluntarily Go to Jail'
President
Pacheco, on hot coals for the past few weeks
over checks received during his electoral
campaign, is remaining firm that he was not
aware of all campaign funds received and
their source, even though he endorsed them.
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US to check electronic items more closely at airports
US authorities will check more closely passengers' electronic devices at airports amid renewed terror threats, according to an advisory the Homeland Security Department sent to law enforcement personnel in the country on Tuesday.
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Mexico asks WTO to examine US protectionist measures
Mexico on Tuesday asked the Controversy Solution Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) toexamine Washington's protectionist measures on Mexican cement, oil-pipelines and steel products.
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Colombia kills about 2,000 rebels in 12 months
The government forces have killed 1,943 rebels and captured 4,272 others since Colombian President Alvaro Uribe took office about a year ago, the Army Command said Tuesday.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: DRUGS - LATIN AMERICA
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More Kingpins
Gone
is the era of the Latin American drug
kingpins who enjoyed fame, flaunted
their luxurious lifestyles and even
offered to pay off national debts.
Today, most drug cartel leaders are more
discreet, even austere in their
lifestyles, and operate their illegal
trade more democratically, say experts.
Reports gathered by IPS in Bolivia,
Colombia and Mexico indicate that the
”narco-trafficking” bosses are now
managers of smaller operations, though
with multinational ties, and focus on
specific tasks of drug cultivation,
production and transport, as well as
money laundering.
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