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Originally posted by VeritasAequitas
reply to post by neo96
And it wouldn't...There are a lot of ingredients that corporations and companies fight to keep off of the label..
I can't believe you are really that surprised or naive.
In the United States, the Stepan Company is the only manufacturing plant authorized by the Federal Government to import and process the coca plant,[57] which it obtains mainly from Peru and, to a lesser extent, Bolivia. Besides producing the coca flavoring agent for Coca-Cola, the Stepan Company extracts coc aine from the coca leaves, which it sells to Mallinckrodt, a St. Louis, Missouri, pharmaceutical manufacturer that is the only company in the United States licensed to purify coc aine for medicinal use.
Coca-Cola now uses a coc aine-free coca leaf extract prepared at a Stepan Company plant in Maywood, New Jersey.
Coca-Cola now uses a coc aine-free coca leaf extract prepared at a Stepan Company plant in Maywood, New Jersey.
Originally posted by neo96
reply to post by VeritasAequitas
Coca-Cola now uses a coc aine-free coca leaf extract prepared at a Stepan Company plant in Maywood, New Jersey.
What does that say?
WHAT?
For the decades I have drank coca cola I have never failed a DRUG TEST.
NEVER.
Originally posted by neo96
Ok I will have at it:
The OIJ further explained that officials in Costa Rica had spoken to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) about the temporary lack of an incinerator to destroy seized powder coc aine, marijuana and other illegal drugs. Prior to the massive airlift of coc aine to Miami in late July, the OIJ had managed to destroy almost 23 tons of drugs over the years at a cement factory in Cartago, but a couple of unfortunate incidents resulted in the stockpiling of confiscated drugs, and the OIJ ended up with too much coke. - See more at: qcostarica.com... aine-to-miami/#sthash.TerLWoeC.dpuf
Gonna love watching this get spun as the 'CIA is running drugs dogma'.
Originally posted by neo96
reply to post by sonnny1
First good question of this entire thread ?
Why indeed?
Because of corruption
uly 30th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Under tight security and in complete secrecy, the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) transported nearly 24 tons of coc aine to the Liberia airport, which was loaded onto a U.S. Air Force plane to be transported to Miami, Florida for destruction. The coc aine had been seized over the course of the last two years during anti-drug operations in the country.
insidecostarica.com... aine-at-liberia-airport/
Nobody cares though hell then entire cental American so called governments are corrupt as they come if they have to fly them out of the country to destroy them that is a tell tale sign of just how bad things are there.
Costa Rica has become a new hotspot distribution hub where local authorities can't keep up by a myriad of complications.
Back to Bad Air Force !
Bad CIA.
New cables released by WikiLeaks show the extent of the DEA’s involvement with the worldwide drug trade as well as the extent of political corruption that drugs are causing in several countries.
One cable reported that the District Attorney of Sierra Leone offered a $2.5 million dollar bribe to free South American drug dealers. While another reported that the President of Panama demanded that the DEA go after his political enemies.
Another cable reported that the government of Guinea staged a burning of fake drugs while another claimed the Guinean President’s son was a major drug traficker.
One cable asserted that Mr. Martinelli’s cousin helped smuggle tens of millions of dollars in drug proceeds through Panama’s main airport every month. Another noted, “There is no reason to believe there will be fewer acts of corruption in this government than in any past government.”
Originally posted by olliemc84
Originally posted by neo96
Ok I will have at it:
The OIJ further explained that officials in Costa Rica had spoken to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) about the temporary lack of an incinerator to destroy seized powder coc aine, marijuana and other illegal drugs. Prior to the massive airlift of coc aine to Miami in late July, the OIJ had managed to destroy almost 23 tons of drugs over the years at a cement factory in Cartago, but a couple of unfortunate incidents resulted in the stockpiling of confiscated drugs, and the OIJ ended up with too much coke. - See more at: qcostarica.com... aine-to-miami/#sthash.TerLWoeC.dpuf
Gonna love watching this get spun as the 'CIA is running drugs dogma'.
I've seen documentaries on the "drug war" going on in Mexico, Central, and South America, and every time local agencies or the DEA seize a large load of coc aine they proceed to light it ablaze in an open field or another secluded area.
If my memory serves me right, on an episode of No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain, he was actually at one of these burnings.
So yes, this should be spun as CIA running drugs. It has been happening for a long time (i.e. Ollie North and the Iran-Contra scandal and Ike Atkinson flying dope in from Thailand on US Air Force cargo ships).
edit on 7-8-2013 by olliemc84 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
We don't have enough incinerators so we have to export all these drugs to America because they have a few spares that aren't too busy!
Hahahahaha . . . sorry this is too funny.
Originally posted by neo96
reply to post by VeritasAequitas
Coca-Cola now uses a coc aine-free coca leaf extract prepared at a Stepan Company plant in Maywood, New Jersey.
What does that say?
WHAT?
For the decades I have drank coca cola I have never failed a DRUG TEST.
NEVER.