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Haha, lol.

I get it, April fools!!

Everyone knows there's no comparison between a dirty, cold, boring, depressing hole like Britain and the land of opportunity a.k.a America.

Depending on the days I have class I take one in the morning, and one at night. When I don't have class I shower in the evenings.

Okay.

Armageddon is the scene of a final battle between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world.

May I ask why the information I post keeps getting deleted?

Thanks JeSoul, I want to hear what other people have to say.

Are we slowly turning into the Mexicans of Europe (in terms of drug trafficking)?

West African Gangs "dominate" Cocaine Trade


Tuesday, 10 March 2009

Switzerland -- A number of major recent drug busts in Switzerland have underlined the growing influence of West Africans in the cocaine trafficking trade and the methods used.

In February, a Lausanne court jailed two Nigerian asylum seekers working for a Togolese criminal group for smuggling cocaine into Switzerland and money laundering following a Europe-wide investigation known as "Inox".

In all, some 35 people have been arrested as part of the investigation, accused of smuggling 15 kilograms of cocaine from West Africa between 2005 and 2008.

The Inox case is just one of a handful of major cocaine busts announced by Swiss police in recent months. On Wednesday, Neuchâtel cantonal police reported it had broken up a West African cocaine ring following the arrests of 30 people across Europe.

A day earlier, Lucerne police said it had dismantled a Nigerian cocaine network, involving 30 people, which smuggled the drug into Switzerland from France and the Netherlands by train using female drug mules. Other cases involving Nigerians were reported in the city of Biel in February and in canton Vaud in January.

"The numerous recent cases are the result of a determined campaign by the cantons to break down open street-level cocaine trafficking," Roger Flury, an illegal drugs expert at the Federal Police Office, told swissinfo.

"West Africans are clearly the most dominant group, followed by people from the Dominican Republic. They were very visible and active; it was only a question of time."
Massive increases

Recent years have seen massive increases of cocaine smuggling from South America into Europe via West Africa. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that 27 per cent, or 40 tons of cocaine consumed annually in Europe, worth $1.8 billion (SFr2 billion), pass through West Africa.

Cocaine is mostly transported to West Africa in large quantities on sea vessels, often concealed in containers. In West Africa the cocaine is stockpiled, repackaged and much of it shipped to Europe on commercial flights in the luggage, clothing or intestines of drug mules. According to the UNODC, criminal groups have started using a "shotgun approach", whereby a large number of couriers are dispatched on the same flight.

Upon arrival the cocaine is distributed via West African criminal groups throughout Europe.

"Before, most cocaine entered Europe via Spain and the Netherlands, but Portugal has grown in importance alongside Spain as an entry point linked to the Portuguese colonies in Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde," said Thomas Pietchmann, a UNODC researcher.

As soon as one network is dismantled another is in place very quickly. They are very mobile and flexible and organised.  Jean-Christophe Sauterel

Togo-based group

In the recent Inox case, a Togo-based criminal group smuggled cocaine to Europe via Brussels airport using drugs mules. The mules were met by Nigerian gang members who distributed the drugs on their behalf throughout Europe, including Switzerland, collected the profits and redistributed them back to Togo.

To obtain visas to enter Switzerland, dealers placed orders with Swiss companies at trade fairs in Germany and then requested commercial invitations to travel to Switzerland.

Instead of transferring money back to Africa via Western Union, a money transfer service, or using other traditional transfer routes, drug funds were converted into hundreds of second-hand cars, which were bought from a Lebanese garage owner in canton Bern and shipped to Togo.

According to Jean-Christophe Sauterel, spokesman for the Vaud cantonal police, although the Inox case is "not that exceptional", it illustrates well the situation in Switzerland.

Endless battle

"The networks are organised, with sellers coming here from the various countries in West Africa to deal cocaine. Once in Switzerland they are looked after by a network that can even organise asylum requests," he said.

"The Nigerians are very active and often at the head of the network. If not, people from Togo, Guinea and Guinea Bissau. Sometimes they are organised by clan or country of origin, but other times it's mixed."

Despite the recent successes, fighting cocaine smuggling is "an endless battle" according to Sauterel.

"As soon as one network is dismantled another is in place very quickly. They are very mobile and flexible and organised. There is no permanent hierarchy so a seller can arrive and quickly become responsible for a network," he explained.

"The police can't eradicate drug smuggling. We don't have the means and we can never do so. In canton Vaud we have taken precautions to limit the visibility of drug dealing but with the constant pressure on street dealing the problem has been diluted. Dealing is no longer open in the streets but in public transport or in apartments. It's not just in Lausanne but all towns in the canton are affected," said Sauterel.

"We don't pretend to be able to resolve the problem, which is much wider than the competence of the police alone."

http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/66523/-west-african-gangs-quot-dominate-quot-cocaine-trade.html

A few people I know really feel in their heart that armageddon is nearing, and they're really serious about it.

I'm not too sure. The people who believe Armageddon is coming point to decreasing moral in society, increasing violence, acceptance of things normally viewed as sin, etc

Here are some news headlines from America - all within the last 2 days:

Massachusetts man kills 2 of his sisters, shot dead by Police

A man on a rampage fatally stabbed his 17-year-old sister, decapitated his 5-year-old sister in front of a police officer and then turned toward his 9-year-old sister with a knife in his hand before officers shot him dead in what their chief described as "a killing field."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j2pH6LgK5hGrSKJiTXj2cCPr3rOAD977VGJ80

8 dead in N.C. nursing home shooting

A gunman opened fire at a North Carolina nursing home Sunday morning, killing eight people and wounding several others, police said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29944382/

These two happened a few hours ago:

3 dead, 1 injured in possible murder-suicide

LARGO, Fla. - Three people were killed and a woman wounded in an incident early Monday that authorities were investigating as a possible murder-suicide.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29958307/

6 dead in California 'murder-suicide'

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - An apparent murder-suicide in an upscale neighborhood of Silicon Valley that left three children and three adults dead had police searching Monday for a possible motive and sorting out the relationships between the suspected gunman and his victims.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29955475/

Reading these stories and going back to the book of Revelations does kind of make it seem like something's about to happen.

What do you think? I want honest opinions please, and also some quotes from the bible.

Damn, that's it?

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Oops, I mean girl!

^ So true ma guy.

The highways should indeed have toll booths. Once the light rail lines and BRT projects fully materialize, this toll will encourage more people to use mass transit, easing congestion, and lowering pollution.

It's a win-win situation.

Good news, this complements the Lekki City Plan very well.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-222881.0.html

*waits for the Obasanjo sympathizers to chime in*

**osisi:
He only cuts and pastes crime stories
Never contributes to any threads including his own.
He couldnt even make a simple sentence in correct grammar the last time he tried.

True, the most I've ever seen written by *comfort besides these cut and paste articles was:

I ain't goin nowhere!

What else is new?

Don't get me wrong though, I do recognize the fact the cons of dealing with China. Some things I don't really like about Chinese investment:

- Many Chinese companies who operate in Africa prefer to import workers from China, rather than using the local workforce (This used to happen a lot in Angola, but the government implemented a "Angolanization" policy ending that)
- Inferior products flooding our markets, discouraging infant industries trying to make their way up.
- Superiority complex. I've read many times about how some Chinese bosses treat their African workers like sh*t, and also delaying their pay for personal reasons (this ain't China).

Other than that, I don't really have that much of a problem with Chinese in Africa. African governments need to watch out for themselves though, don't allow the above things to happen.

What an old, sensationalist, shitty article. I'm not surprised a British newspaper would make such a fuss about China's economic activity in Africa. The West should be worried, they're missing out.

It's really simple. "The West" prefers to look at Africa like it's some type of welfare recipient, therefor they pour in all this aid promoting a culture of dependency, while at the same time making it nearly impossible for many Africans to trade with them.

On the other hand, China looks to Africa like a trading partner (like it should be), that's why the West is worried. China took a gamble with Africa, and the outcome was successful.

Sino-African trade is at an all time high, and it will only continue to increase. Once 'the West" stops looking at Africa like a basket case, that's when they can stop worrying.

^ Lol, did you even read what he said?? Chai, Nigerians just love controversy!

Ndipe:
Nigerians arguing which city is better than the other. Like would you think Londoners or NYkers would be arguing over which Nigerian city is better than the other. Give us a break!

Ma guy, it's all in good spirit.

True. We need trade, not aid.

LOL, there is nothing to rationalize about rape. If a woman doesn't give you her consent to have sex with her, that is rape plain and simple.

Those London pictures nearly put me to sleep. . .

. . .but I must say the greenery and open space that London has to offer by far outdoes that of NYC.

So let me understand this more clearly, you place more blame on the woman wearing provocative clothing, rather than the man who can't control his own body parts?

Wtf??