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Here's an interesting story - completely scrubbed from the media - can hardly get it by google - 
WALMART COMPLICIT IN DRUG TRADE
Police say $30 million in cocaine found amid toys in truck
The Associated Press
FORREST CITY, Ark. --
Police found an estimated $30 million worth of cocaine hidden among a tractor-trailer full of toys headed for Wal-Mart stores in North Carolina.
State police pulled over a tractor-trailer Sunday on Interstate 40 near Forrest City, saying it was speeding.
Troopers said the truck's driver was cited for driving on a suspended license and that he and a passenger appeared nervous during the traffic stop, so officers asked for permission to search the rig.
According to police, officers found cocaine inside 12 boxes, each containing about 25 kilograms. The total weight of the drugs is estimated at 300 kilograms, or 660 pounds.
Police charged Francisco Galvan, 36, of Lynwood, Calif., and his passenger Hector Aquilar-Corona, 37, of Tucson, Ariz.
Aquilar-Corona was charged with permitting an unauthorized driver to drive and possession with intent to deliver drugs. Galvan is charged with driving on a suspended drivers license and possession with intent to deliver drugs.
In a hearing Monday in St. Francis County District Court, bond for the pair was set at $2 million. Both were still being held Tuesday.
WAL-MART is the World's Biggest Corporation. Of the Top 10 richest people in the world, 5 are Waltons, with S. Robson Walton ranking above Bill Gates for the #1 slot w/ $65 Billion personally. Rabidly anti-union, the #1 private employer in the US has an average turnover rate of 50% a year, but in some cases it has to replace 100-300% of its employees every year. Wal-Mart is also the largest importer of chinese-made products in the world, accounting for 10% of all of China's exports, where child labor practices of 16 hour days, 7 days a week, 13 cents/hour, and sickening treatment and conditions are the norm.
The reason I'm writing this is because here in Chico CA, guess who wants to build a new supercenter? This concrete box they want to drop will enclose an area about the size of 3 football fields, and come with a produce department. This is part of Wal-Mart's plan to open up 40 of these in CA in the coming few years. This will undoubtabley hurt local farmer's and businesses, as well as the environment and must be stopped. There is a city council meeting this thu to address these concerns. The real cost of Wal-Mart's low prices must be acknowleged, and I hope you all vote with your dollars to stop the madness. & check out http://www.walmartwatch.com/ Peace |
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