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Quetzal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 05:06 AM
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Peru coca growers march on Lima
Peru coca growers march on Lima

At least 3,000 coca growers have marched on the Peruvian capital, Lima, to protest at government plans to eradicate their crop.
The growers, from Peru's coca-growing regions, demanded an end to the destruction of coca crops - the raw material used to make the drug cocaine.

They also demanded freedom for their leader, in prison on terrorism charges.

Although some coca use is legal, Peru's anti-drugs agency says 83% of production is turned into cocaine.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3682101.stm
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