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Drug Smugglers

Drug smugglers are seemingly more and more desperate to transport their illegal dope through airlines. According the DEA, people have injected bags of cocaine into their system, only to have it painfully removed when busted.
There have been reported cases within the United States of a person having package of drugs surgically put into her body to get past the customs officers. It still goes to show the level of desperation these dope dealers go through to do their business.

Even more shocking perhaps is how little morals these people seem to have, concerning animals. A drug raid in Columbia by the DEA discovered several young purebred pups with bags of heroin inserted into their stomachs in order to send drugs around. At least two of the puppies died because of the implanting. It boggles the mind to think of how anyone could treat animals in such a way, just to make some cash. The drug dealing and smuggling is no laughing matter, when defenseless creatures are being injured and killed, not to mention the crime and violence it brings about in the community. While these incidents took place within the US and Columbia, we must question what lengths are smugglers in Bermuda going to, to make a quick buck?

GLOBAL FACTS
By Youth from UNIS 2005

Approximately 19,000 people in Bermuda are diagnosed with diabetes. (1/3 of the population!) With these statistics I thought it would be interesting to research some worldwide facts on nutrition. Our colleagues at the United Nations International School came up with the following findings:

An estimated 30 million people worldwide has diabetes in 1985. By 1995, this number had shot up to 135 million. The latest estimate (year 2000) was 177 million. This will increase to at least 300 million by 2025. Diabetes is expected to become one of the world’s main disablers and killers within the next twenty-five years.

It is estimated that 1 billion people in the world suffer from chronic hunger and malnutrition, about 100 times as many as those who actually die from it each year.