Store Owner Accused of Stealing $5.7M Lottery Win

December, 18 2007

A convenience store owner was charged yesterday for stealing a winning lottery ticket and claiming it for $5.7M. Hafiz Zulqarnain Malik, 60, was accused of stealing a winning lottery ticket back June 2004 and cashed it 6 months later in January 2005.

The police stated the the ticket belonged to a group of four people from the Toronto area. The customers simply wanted him to check to see if they won and he took the ticket from them.

Malik's assets have been seized. The assets include a house worth around $5M two cars, and a savings account.

The OPP have been searching for more and more convenience store owner and lottery employee frauds that occurred between 1999 and 2006.

I think things like this are awful. I mean when people come into stores expecting to see their lottery ticket validate, and then the store owner lies to them and tells them they lost. Thats not right. Then the man 6 months later cashes it and buys him self a house? Thats not right. At least buy a house in a country where the police can't take it away from you, but still cheating people out of their rightful money is just wrong.

CBC.ca

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/12/18/lottery-charges.html

Rescuers Race Weather to Find Missing Family

December, 19 2007

With another storm heading towards Butte County rescuers frantically search for a husband and his three children. The family went on a trip to find a Christmas tree on Sunday and they never returned home. Their car was found along a road on Monday night.

Reports say that the snow can be 7 feet deep in some areas. More snow is expected to come on today.

The missing are Frederick Dominguez, 38, Christopher Dominguez, 18, Alexis Dominguez, 15, and Joshua Dominguez, 12.

They were reported missing by Fredericks' ex-wife and a search team was sent out Monday night. So far they have had no luck finding them.

This is a tragedy. A whole family missing especially in the winter is not a good thing. I hope that they are found healthy and well. People should be aware of the weather before planning trips to go out, especially with children.

KCRA.com

http://www.kcra.com/news/14888194/detail.html

Fire at Building Next to White House

December, 19 2007

A fire was put out quickly in the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building today. This building houses the Vice Presidents ceremonial offices and most of the White House Staff. This building is right beside the White House.

The fire started at around 9:30 am and started right near Vice President offices. The blaze happened on the third floor and so far there are no injuries reported. The office building was evacuated and the fire could have started either in a telephone bank or an electrical closet.

I think events like this occur often and there is not much to do when something like this happen. There was minimal damage and no one was hurt so all in all this was not a bad thing.

Associated Press

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/eob.fire/index.html

Cops' Locker Room Robbed During Hockey Game

December, 18 2007

A thief snipped a police badge along with a few wallets from a dressing room Tuesday. The theft happened while a few police officers were playing shinny at the Canlan Sports Complex.

The police were sharing the room and left the door unlocked. There were civilians around and there is a description out of the man who apparently stole the wallets and badge.

The only things stolen was one badge, a few wallets, and a couple of cell phones. This was not the first time that a police badge was stolen. A few years ago in Aurora several badges were stolen at an arena.

I think that even though that is very gutsy that this has received to much publicity. If this had happened to civilians there would have been no news paper article printed and the police would have just searched for the suspect themselves. Things like this happen all the time to normal people and even though it is hard to prevent things like this you should always lock your door for you locker room in any arena or sports facility.

Jackson Hayes
Tamsyn Burgmann

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/286703

Girls Lacing up Skates for Charity in Tourney

Dec, 12 2007

Fernando Spigarelli came up with the idea of hosting a tournament that would raise money for oncology at Sick Kids.

Spigarelli son Nicholas was diagnosed with Leukemia and was receiving treatment at Sick Kids. 11 years later Spigarelli finally decided to start the tournament. So far the tournament has raised almost $35,000. The money was donated to Sick Kids.

23 schools participated in the tournament, and took place at Canlan Sports Complex. The money was raised through raffles and corporate donations.

I think Spigarelli's initiative is amazing. If more people could put together events to try and raise money for charities then the world would be a much better place. Coming up with simple ideas like this could help many needy organizations get the money that they so badly need. Events do not even have to be big like this they can be small fund-raisers, but if more people did things like this the world would be a much better place.

David Grossman

http://www.thestar.com/article/284770

Lennon's Hair Fetches $48,000 at Auction

December, 12 2007.

A lock of John Lennon's was sold for $48,000 Wednesday. The hair was sold at an auction of Beatle memorabilia. The hair was donated by the hair dresser for The Beatles.

The hair was taped inside an autographed copy of John Lennon's book "A Spaniard in the Works". The item was sold to an anonymous bidder. The people who ran the auction did not expect to get this much money. There estimates on its price was about $5,000.

Lennon gave the book and the hair to their hair dresser back when they were big. The reason that the book was worth so much is because it is an original copy of John Lennon's book, a lock of his hair, and a signature. Glasow (the hair dresser) decided that she wanted to give the book and the hair to a fan and donated it to the auction of Beatle memorabilia. Another item that was donated by Glasow was a signature to her from George Harrison signed, George "Dandruff" Harrison. She stated, "Rather than these things being stuck in a drawer with nobody enjoying them, real enthusiasts could get their hands on these things."

I think what Glasow did was a good thing. By the looks of the article she did not seem like a big Beatle fan. By her late statement this proves I am write, she also gives the chance for someone who would treasure it more to have it.

I think that the amount spent on buying this is a little much, but they are a lot of people who loved The Beatles. Maybe this person favored John Lennon but I am sure that since $48,000 was spent on it the person who bought it must have either liked The Beatles or really admired John Lennon.

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/284898

No author named. Associated Press.

Illicit Grow-op Leaks Into Outremont Daycare

Monday, December 10, 2007 | 2:50 PM ET

On Monday (today) a Montreal daycare was closed because flooding caused by marijuana growing operation the floor above.

The daycare was forced to close on the weekend because of the leaking that came from the room above. Further investigation discovered that there was an illegal marijuana growing operation. The room was crammed with more then 1,500 fully grown marijuana plants.

Employees working at the daycare said they had no idea that their neighbors above them were doing anything like this. They said they could not detect a smell which usually would come from these plants.

Firefighters discovered these plants when investigating the leak. The plants are now being brought into the police lab.

I personally think that this situation has a little humor. Sure it is not a good thing that the daycare was forced to close but I think that it is a good thing that the plants were found. The humor I see is that probably if the leak had not occurred and the flooding had not taken place then I am sure that the plants would never have been found or would not have been found for a while. This people did not have luck on their side seeing as since one of their pipes broke the daycare below them started flooding. None the less it is a good thing that so much marijuana can be taken off the street.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/12/10/qc-yeshivagrowop1210.html

Files from the Canadian Press.

Ice Storm in U.S. Claims 14 Lives

Monday, 10 December 2007, 23:07 GMT

In several states just east of the Rocky Mountains have died from an ice storm that has gone through these states. About 400,000 people have no electricity after the ice storms went through these states. The National Weather Service issued ice storm warnings for regions in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Texas.

A state of emergency has been declared in Oklahoma and Missouri after about 2.5 inches of ice has layered some regions. Both of these states expect even more ice and snow so the state of emergency will remain.

More then 14 people have now died from the ice storm. Most of these people died in traffic accidents. Twelve people were killed in a traffic pile up in Oklahoma, a homeless man died of hypothermia in Oklahoma city, and another highway accident killed another person in Missouri.

Many airports in the region were closed due to the icy conditions.

I think that in these states people should take more precaution as well the government should take more precaution. I think that all speed limits should be lowered during the time creating temporary speed limits for the time being. As well people should be more cautious while driving. Also I think that the towns that have been hit by the storm should make sure that homeless people have shelter. And towns should close down roads that they think would not be fit for people to drive on. If more precautions were taken I think that some lives could have been spared.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7137682.stm

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Ancient Polar Bear Jawbone Found

Monday, 10 December 2007, 17:19 GMT

What appears to be the oldest known remains of a polar bear date back to around 110,000 to 130,000 years ago. These remains were found in Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic. A professor from the University of Iceland says that this jawbone found was probably from an adult most likely a female polar bear.

This comes as a shock to most because until recently polar bears were thought to have only evolved recently approximately 100,000 years ago. If the age of the jawbone can be determined then the outlook for these creatures could be positive because of their evolutionary heritage.

The good news one professor states is "And what's interesting about that is that the Eeemian - the last interglacial - was much warmer than the Holocene (the present)." Meaning that the polar bear was able to survive the weather stage that was warmer then the one we are experiencing now which is good news for the polar bear.



Before this discovery the oldest known polar bear was dated back to 70,000 years ago. Scientists are very excited about this discovery because the jawbone is still in very good shape.

I think that the discovery of this jawbone is a good thing for the scientific world. This will help us understand what the polar bears endured back then. For example knowing that the polar bear survived through a period that is warmer then our current temperatures now means that hopefully with the rising temperatures the polar bear will be able to survive this period of warm climate.

Also discoveries like this help us understand our past. Scientists believe that since most polar bears and other animals lived and died in the Arctic their remains could have been eaten, frozen, or sunk to the bottom of the Arctic. I think that more excavating should be done in the arctic because there are vast amounts of ice and places that could be searched.

By: Jonathan Amos

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7132220.stm

A City of Unmatched Diversity

According to a new study just less than half the population in Toronto was foreign born. This was from the 2006 census. This makes Toronto more diversified then Miami, Los Angeles, and New York City. It is not just Toronto that is diversified but also towns like Aurora, Markham, Mississauga have increased in the number of immigrants.

56.5% of the population in Markham is foreign born and the population of foreign born in Richmondhill has increased by about 51%. 49.97% of the population in the city of Toronto is foreign born. Because of the vast number of immigrants and other people moving into the city affordable housing has become hard to find.

In 2001 12,000 immigrants chose to move to the Peel region as their first place to live. By 2003 that number had reached 30,000 immigrants. Some people are worried about services and they think that the services might not be able to keep up with the growing number of immigrants.

Economist Armine Yalnizyan stated "Toronto is the most diverse city on the face of this planet. If we cannot make it work in Toronto, where can we make it work?"

I agree with Armine. I live close enough to Toronto and every time I am there I will see many different colors of people when I walking down the street. At different times there will be different multicultural events such as the Taste of the Danforth and the Chinese Dragon festival. Also there are restaurants of all types such as Chinese, Indian, Russian, Mexican, and many more different types. If diversity did not work in Toronto then I do not think it could work anywhere else. Seeing as diversity does work very well in Toronto I think soon enough many other places could become like Toronto.

I also think that it is good that people are moving more into the suburbs now instead of first moving to the city. It adds more diversity to places outside of Toronto and most people living in the suburbs get to know there neighbors. If there neighbors are from another country people will be able to learn other peoples customs making everyone more tolerant of each other. It is a good thing growing up in such diversity because people learn to be more tolerant of other peoples customs, nationalities, and traditions.

By: Francine Kopun
Nicholas Keung

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/282694

Post-op 8 Limbed Girl "Doing Well"

Friday, November, 9th, 2007

In Bangalore, India two year old Lakshmi Tasta was born with four arms and four legs. She received surgery two Fridays ago. The surgery removed both her extra arms and her extra legs.

Lakshmi is believed to be sacred according to people that live in the same village and surrounding areas. She is named after the four armed Hindu goddess. The chief surgeon in charge of the operation said that "Lakshmi appeared very perplexed and kept staring at her legs, wondering where the rest of her body had disappeared to."

Lakshmi was joined at the pelvis to a parasitic twin. The twin stopped developing while in the mothers womb. Lakshmi, the surviving fetus took the limbs and extra body parts from the fetus. The doctors removed her limbs and reconstructed her pelvis and had to organize her limbs. A total of 30 doctors worked on her in many different ways.

People believe that she is a reincarnated god and some village people were upset with removing her extra limbs. A temple was going to be built for Lakshmi, but it did not happen because of the surgery.

The parents of Lakshmi could not afford her surgery which costs upwards of $200,000 American. The hospital and friends, families, and other people helped raise the money for the surgery. The people in the town that Lakshmi was from raised most of this money.

I think that is a good thing that they removed her extra limbs. After doing this her and her family will be able to lead a happy and normal life. She will be given all the same opportunities as other people. I think that how the hospital and other people raised the money for Lakshmi was a very good thing. All in all when people need help, other people come to their aid. Lakshmi is lucky to have received the operation.

I think what the people of Lakshmi's town did was a very good deed. They are letting her lead a normal life.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/09/india.girl.ap/

Associated Press, CNN

Putin Warns of New Missle Crisis

Friday, October, 26 2007.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the US plans for a missile shield which he thinks will cause another situation similar to the 1960's Cuban Missile crisis. "Russia is opposed to the US building missile bases in countries that were once in the Soviet Union." Says Putin.

The 1960's missile crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union almost to a nuclear war and Putin like most other people do not want this to happen. Putin says that the crisis now is similar to the 1960's because the Soviet Union started building missile bases in Cuba within distance of the United States. Now the United States has bases within striking distance of Russia. Things will not escalate any further says Putin because the United States and Russia are on good terms. Unlike back in the 1960's.

I think that Russia should not worry about the missile bases popping up in Europe. Seeing as the US are allies with Russia there would be no gain in attacking Russia and if they did, it would start a World War. I also think though that the United States do not need so many missile bases in Europe. First of all the United States already have enough defenses but now with the growth of more bases it will create more problems because countries near the bases could start to worry about their own defense.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7064428.stm

Medal of Honor Awarded to Navy Seal

Monday, October, 22nd, 2007

Lt. Murphy was part of the Navy Seals and was killed back in 2005 in Afghanistan. Now in 2007 Lt. Murphy's parents will receive the Medal of Honor for their fallen son.=

In 2005 Murphy led his four man Seal team into a region that had many 10,000 foot mountains. They were searching for a terrorist but they were soon spotted and 40 insurgents started to fire on their position. The attack was well launched by the Taliban and soon after the fighting began all four of the men were injured. Murphy exposed himself to enemy fire as to keep his team together and still able to fight. The mountains were blocking any communications. Murphy moved into the open as to communicate to get reinforcements. At one point during the communications Murphy was hit in the back with a bullet and dropped the receiver but picked it back up and finished his communications. At the end of the communications he said thank you.

The day turned out to be the worst day for the Navy Seals since World War 2. Only one man survived the attack from the insurgents.

They will soon receive the Medal of Honor from President George Bush. His parents say he was "Very protective for other people and always looked out for the underdog." His dad also said, "Here is a man who had been shot in the stomach, and been fighting with this wound, gets shot in the back..... and then still has the presence of mind to say thank you. Michael was the politest guy in the world.

I think people like these are true heroes and do deserve awards. Even though Lt. Murphy is not around to receive his award I am sure that his family, friends, and the sole surviving Seal are very proud of his actions. Reading stories like these make me understand more about how people will do anything to protect their fellow man. I think people should all stick up for themselves and other people and they will be rewarded.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/22/murphy.medal.of.honor/index.html

By: Barbara Star and John Helton.

Navy: Sailor Kills Female Colleagues then Himself

Monday, October, 22nd 2007

Today in the United Arab Emirates at the American base in Bahrain, an American sailor took the lives of two women then turned the gun on himself. The man did not die from his wounds, but is in critical condition at the base's hospital.

The shootings occurred at around 5 a.m. local time. The motive for the shootings are unclear at the moment an official from the base states. The man is being held under very heavy security even though he is in a critical state at the moment.

So far we do not know the motive of why the sailor chose to do this, but I think that anyone who has the guts just to think about killing someone has a problem, and to try and take your own life after is even worse. I am sure that this man will receive a harsh penalty because he is not only representing the Marines but representing his country. People who commit acts like these should receive a long period of jail time without parole I think. When the man does go to court to face his charges I am sure that he will get a harsh penalty. If the motive is never released some people could think that this a crime against women. Until we are told of what his motive was we can only guess.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/22/bahrain.shooting/index.html

Written by: Barbarra Star and Caroline Faraj.

France Hit by Transport Strike

Thursday, October 18, 2007

France has been plagued by a one day nation wide public transport strike. The strike is to protect a pension system, that approximately 1.6 million workers have. Some unions that are involved in the strike say they may have to continue it for another day. This strike will also test Nicolas Sarkozy the President of France.

The strike is not in the best timing either as France is hosting the final game of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday.

In France 3 out of every 14 subway lines are shut and 1 subway train out of every ten are running. This also could cause problems for airports seeing as some workers might be late to work if the public transportation is not running. Out of the 700 fast trains only 46 are actually being operated meaning a lot less people are getting where they need to go. Bernard Thibault states, "Workers were fed up with being constantly portrayed as privileged or in some way guilty on the issue of pensions."

I think that this strike is a good thing because the workers deserve pensions that they want. Also this strike only lasted for about two days so I think that people can last two days without transportation, but I am sure that some people could find other modes of transportation.

http://voanews.com/english/2007-10-18-voa14.cfm

Korean Leaders in Historic Talks

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Kim Jong-il the leader of North Korea and Roh Moo-Hyun the leader of South Korea met at Pyongyang in North Korea. A meeting between the leaders of these two countries has only ever happened twice before. Live television showed them shaking hands. Moo-Hyun will remain in North Korea for three days for the peace and economic talks. The summit is to try and create a permanent truce between the two countries.
President Roh left Seoul in a motorcade and was dropped off just before the boarder where they was no military on either side. The president and his wife then got off and walked across the boarder. This is the first time a President from North Korea has ever done this. The president did this because he is trying to encourage people from both countries to try and "follow suit" Roh stated. When he arrived he was greeted by Kim Jong-il and crowds of people waving paper flowers.
I think that the meeting between these two leaders is an extremely good thing because North Korea and South Korea have always been having problems with each other and North Korea has been having problems with other countries as well. Also if these talks are successful maybe Jong-il will realise what the people are going through in his country and try to give more money back to the country. Also if these talks are successful it was make peace between the two nations which have been on a standoff since the Korean War.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7023079.stm

bbc.com

Nine People Killed in Burmese Crackdown

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Recently in Burma their have been thousands of protesters in the streets. The protests have recently turned violent and the army have now reportedly killed 9 people. The 9 dead include 8 protesters and a Japanese man. There have also been 11 protesters injured along with 31 army personnel. Lots of people have voiced their opinion about the protests and the government. George Bush stated that, "made it clear that we will not stand by as the regime tries to silence the voices of the Burmese people through repression and intimidation." The UN is sending in a representative to talk with the government to try and keep peace in the country. Also the Burmese army have been reportedly seen arresting monks and destroying temples.
I think that the Burmese government have been to harsh and should stop being so violent. I think that the protesters have a right in protesting so the government should let them and stop being so violent.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7016608.stm

bbc.com

$100 Laptops

An organization has launched a give one get one plan that allows American citizens to buy to laptops at about $399. One laptop will go to the buyer and the other laptop will go to a child in a developing country. The scheme is known as G1G1 and will be available to buy on November 12. The computers are as low cost, durable and simple to use as possible. The computers screens can be seen outside with no light glare. The computer is waterproof, and can be charged by solar power, foot pump, or even pull string powered chargers. This laptop was specifically designed so that it could be used in developing countries for under privileged children. The first countries that will take part in this is Cambodia, Rwanda, Afghanistan and Haiti. The laptops will only be put out on sale for about two weeks, but the people in charge of the scheme hope to have these laptops for sale in the public by next year.
I think that this is a good thing because there are many places in the world that children have a lack of education. If children get access to these computers it will help them become more educated and maybe help them to become something and make an income that could support them when they are older. They also get more opportunities that we have giving them a fair chance to make it somewhere in life.

September 24, 2007

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6994957.stm

Bush as Saddam

Sunday, September, 23, 2007


A Canadian magazine named MacLean's magazine latest issue's cover has a picture of President Bush as Saddam Hussein has created a lot of controversy in the United States. Patrick Graham came up with the idea and created the picture. Although there is lots of controversy there are about 10,000 American subscribers to the magazine and not one of them have complained about this article or picture. Graham quotes "What I realized after I got there (the second time) was that the Americans had really switched sides and that they were carrying out the old Baathist strategy in Iraq and that's one of the reasons why the insurgents and a lot of Sunni Iraqis had switched sides." Graham also stated that, "They basically created a home grown insurgency in Anbar, which they've now won over, and now they're not admitting to themselves what they're doing -- which is taking up where Saddam left off."
I think that the picture might be a little extreme, but I also believe that people have the right to say and express what they feel. I think that there is nothing wrong with this article or picture and people should be allowed to say what they want.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070923/Maclean_graham_070923/20070923?hub=TopStories

CTV.ca

$1 Canadian = $1 US

For the first time in 31 years the Canadian dollar was higher than the American dollar. The Canadian dollar has risen 62% since 2002. The Canadian dollar on Thursday topped the American dollar and was at $1.0008 which was the high of the day. The Canadian dollar finished at 99.87 cents. For Canadians its makes imports cheaper as well as vacationing anywhere in the States. Some harmful things are that Canada's will have less American tourists because it is more expensive than before to come to Canada. So in a way this benefits and at the same time is bad for Canada. I think imports are bigger than tourism so I think that the dollar being this high is better for Canada's economy. I think that if the Canadian dollar levels off just below the American dollar around 95 cents then it would be perfect for both sides.

Thursday, September 21, 2007

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/09/20/canadiandollar.html?ref=rss

Google Calls for Web Privacy Laws

Almost any person who has every used a computer would know the name Google. Google is if I am not mistaken the largest search engine in the world. Recently Google called for web privacy laws to be enforced in countries. Every time you use your credit card it passes through 6 or 7 country boundaries meaning almost anyone can access this information. The Privacy chief of Google went before UN representatives and explained, "That without global standards of privacy the health of the internet is ask risk." He also said that since the fast rise of the net means that more people's information will be shipped around the world, meaning that we definitely need privacy laws. Three quarters of all of the countries do not have privacy laws, and since your information passes through 6 or 7 countries that means that probably at least 4 of these countries have no privacy laws. Mr. Fleischer the Google representative stated before his speech to the UN that, "If privacy principles can be agreed in such divergent countries, then we think that is a model for the rest of the world." I think that Google is right in saying that all countries need privacy laws because I am sure that most people would not want their private information stolen or looked at. I think that this should have been brought up earlier, but nonetheless Google was one of the first companies to bring this up and I think that it is a very important matter.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6994776.stm

Friday, September 14, 2007

Powerful Quake Shakes Indonesia

At approximately 3:49 GMT a 7.9 magnitude earthquake was reported just off the coast of Indonesia. There is no report of casualties so far but they have been reports of buildings collapsing, and buildings collapsing means there is almost certainly going to be casualties. People were in panic after the quake today like most people would be. There have been many reports of injuries. The quake originated 64 miles off the coast of Indonesia. Telephones lines in the city Bengkulu have no telephones lines at the moment. As soon as the quake struck tsunami warnings went out to all countries in the surrounding area. I think that after the tsunami at Sri Lanka back in December of 2005 has made countries on the coast and islands more protected to tsunamis. Tsunami warning systems have gone through much change since that disaster to save more lives. I think this should have been done way before the 2005 incident, but we learn from our mistakes and that is why people are more safe now on islands and countries that are on the coast and that are vulnerable to tsunamis.

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-76YH8D?OpenDocument

Relief Web

Wednesday, September, 12th 2007

Colombian Drug Baron Captured

The picture to the left shows Eugenio Montoya. Montoya is one of the most wanted men alive. He is in the Top 10 most wanted in the United States. Rumors report that he is the leader of the Norte del Valle group. He and his brother Diego Montoya have been trafficking 60-80% of the United States cocaine. The United States of America wanted this man so bad that they had a $5,000,000 dollar reward for the capture of Montoya. He is being charged on conspiracy to import cocaine, and money laundering among many other things.

I think it is good that a man who has been so elusive has finally been caught. He is the biggest importer of cocaine to the United States and a man like this deserves to go to jail. Cocaine cause problems for many people, and not to mention the government. Now that he is caught the United States government has to worry less about cocaine being exported from Colombia into the States.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6266165.stm
http://www.state.gov/p/inl/narc/rewards/83292.htm

By: BBC News

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007