Peru surpasses Colombia in the production of coca
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Correo (Leon, Guanajuato) 6-23-10

Peru surpasses Colombia in the production of cocaine

Lima, Peru - Peru became the prime producer of cocaine in the world in with 119,000 metric tons of cocaine produced in 2009. Colombia produced 103,000 tons, according to a press release yesterday in Bogota and Lima.

This news was announced by Aldo Lale in a presentation in the Colombian capital by the United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Flavio Mirella, delegate of UNODC in Peru, made a concurrent announcement in Lima saying that there has been a significant increase of 4.7% in the production of cocaine over 2008. The Colombian (Lale) said that Peru produces 45.4% of all the cocaine produced in the region followed by Colombia, 39.3% and Bolivia at 15.3% of the total.

Peru maintains second place in the number of hectares dedicated to growing coca.

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El Debate (Culiacan, Sinaloa) 6-23-10

Eight sentenced for decapitations

Culiacan – Eight people were sentenced to serve 43 and half years each in the Culiacan State Prison for the decapitations.

The eight men ranged in age from 20 to 33 years. The decapitations occurred on the 14th of June during a massacre in which 28 inmates died. The 28 victims were all inmates of the Port Prison. Eight inmates were decapitated and the eight men sentenced were found guilty of the decapitations.

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Other lead stories in El Debate:

• Man killed leaving his house
• Three people murdered in the city
• Two unknowns executed by gunshots
• Two people shot dead in Navolato
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El Diario de Juarez (Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua) 6-23-10

Two cities in California declare support for Arizona Law

Los Angeles – The City Councils in Hemet and Lake Elsinore, both in Riverside County, voted to support Arizona’s SB-1070.

A similar resolution was approved early this month by the City Council in Yorba Linda, California in Orange County. This is in opposition to councils in other cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco which have passed resolutions opposing the law.

The County of Riverside is some 100 miles Southeast of Los Angeles and is primarily agricultural land predominantly Latino and many of them are undocumented immigrants.

The SB-1070 Law was passed in Arizona and allows authorities to detain persons suspected of being undocumented and has been criticized for being racially discriminatory.

Yesterday, the majority of City Council of Hemet approved the measure to support SB-1070. The meeting was attended by witnesses who supported the measure and many who testified that the measure is discriminatory. They, co-incidentally, criticized the White House and Congress for not resolving this issue.

Mayor Melissa Melendez, whose family is from Mexican and Peruvian heritage said, “This debate is neither about relationships nor citizenship, but solely about whether you are here legally.â€