Consumers Replace Conflict and Cocaine as Driving Force in Colombia

Consumers replace conflict and cocaine as driving force in Colombia
In midtown Bogotá at an Éxito supermarket, the market-leader controlled by France's Casino, a battalion of sales associates advance down the aisles on office workers shopping on their lunch break, proffering a new promotion: store credit cards. “If you …
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Two men taken into custody following standoff
Albers said police believe the drug is crack cocaine, but field tests were pending Friday afternoon. The incident began just after 11 a.m., when a realtor called police for a report of a possible break-in incident at a home she is selling along …
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Frankie Dettori relieved after his 'sweet' comeback victory
But he finds himself at a crossroads, after serving a six-month suspension for testing positive to cocaine at Longchamp last September. Having meanwhile parted company with Godolphin, after an 18-year association, Dettori, 42, must now carve out a new …
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Man stopped for reckless driving, crack cocaine in vehicle
The truck also ran through a stop sign without slowing down. That driver, 60-year-old … Inside the truck the officer found pieces of crack cocaine on the driver's side floorboard. Caso was also charged with possession of crack cocaine. He is being …
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