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Global Report October 1, 2009
Mexicos infamous corrupt police, press and drug cartel nexus Soldiers raiding a drug gang safe house in northern Mexico found money-stuffed envelopes earmarked for various police forces and one marked for the “press.” Four people were arrested and over million in US and Mexican currency was seized during the raid on Monday in the industrial city of Monterrey. Soldiers, acting on an anonymous tip, also seized drugs, money counting machines, cell phones and five vehicles. Monterrey and the surrounding state of Nuevo Leon, which borders Texas, have been a focus of the federal government’s crackdown on police corruption. The cash and seized items were displayed at military barracks north of the city, with dozens of white envelopes containing some of the cash arranged in rows on a table. Envelopes at the front of the rows had yellow post-it notes with the names of police precincts in Monterrey and other municipal forces in Nuevo Leon state. One was boldly labeled “press.”Army officials refused to say more about what the money was intended for, declining to comment beyond the statement. El Nino threatens Kenya with heavy rains and flooding Among the key areas to be affected are roads, water supply systems and health due to a possible outbreak of water borne and related ailments. The country went through the same scenario in 1997/98 when such rains caused damage of the same magnitude as expected if the heavy rainfall pounds. The heavy rainfall is forecast to fall between …
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Haul: Jewelry & more!
A few inexpensive, cute accessories from Forever 21! Follow me on Twitter! www.twitter.comDisclaimer: I am not affiliated with any companies who produced the products used or discussed in this video. None of the products used or discussed in this video were sent to me, nor am I being paid by anyone to use or discuss these products. All products were purchased by me, and all opinions are my own.
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Artificial jewelry in demand, Gold out of reach
Since the unaffordable rise of gold prices in the past few months in the country, women in big cities have started turning to wear inexpensive artificial jewelry made of plastic or metal alloys electroplated with gold. The less well-off families already are used to wearing inexpensive artificial jewelry and the rise in gold prices has resulted in an immense increase in the popularity of inexpensive jewelry stalls in big cities. Special bazaars are set up in different parts of cities where throngs of people can be seen shopping daily at night. Gold jewelry shops, on the other hand, are losing a large number of customers. Besides being affordable, artificial jewelry is becoming popular due to the rising incidence of street crimes in which people are robbed of jewelry at night. The increasing popularity of artificial jewelry has made selling inexpensive jewelry the new booming business in the country.