Europe Cocaine Crisis
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From Reuters
NICE, France — South American-produced cocaine is about to overtake heroin as the most-used drug in Western Europe, a senior Interpol official said on Tuesday.
Paul Higdon, head of the international crime-fighting agency’s drugs division, said in an interview that cocaine seizures in Europe have increased 1,000% since 1970.
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