European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday october 6,19b6 cocaine connections probable sources of cocaine sold in the United states estimates 1963 1984 Bolivia Peru other Ecuador. Argentina Brazil Chile cocaine production estimates in metric tons 1982 1983 1984 Peru 36,000 30,00060,000 50,000-70,000 Bolivia 39.000-44,000 25,000-40,000 42,00063,000 Colombia More than 5,000 12,000-14,000 12,000-14.000 new York times Grapek Britain reported bracing for push by drug Kingpins by tap Cox news smite London Britain is preparing for an expected onslaught by colombian drug Barons who already have nearly saturated the . Market Tor cocaine. Some Are reported already to have arrived in Britai with plans to set up a cocaine network similar to that already operating in the United states. We Are faced with the Modem equivalent of the slave Trade warned Douglas kurd Home Secretary in prime minister Margaret Thatcher s government. Cocaine production in Colombia Bolivia and per has already reached frenetic proportions said David Mellor another British government minister who re turned recently from a fact finding Mission 10 the three South american  was like watching the California Gold Rush he said. There is some evidence that violent and evil Crimi nals from Colombia Are about to set up an organized cocaine network in Britain said assistant police commissioner John Dollow who Heads anti drug operations in London s metropolitan police Force. When colombian criminals wished to set up the co Caine Market in the United states they used in the first instance the mafia to create the distribution networks Dellow Lold a recent meeting of British police chiefs. When these were established Dellow said the look them Over for themselves in the most violent and evil Way possible. There is some evidence that this about to happen Here and it is possible that the first Mage of dealings through our own organized crime May have  current intelligence collection plan Lead us to believe that colombian connections Are continuing to develop.". Devow Suid the criminal drug habit in Britain was Essed it Nave been Worth about s600 million in 1984, $730 million in 1985 and to have risen to $900million this year. Drug trafficking he said is extremely lucrative carried with it Only limited rules and requires minimal outlay for potentially very nigh  Lay International drug trafficker arc null a Long Way from establishing the vast organizations they have setup in the United Stales. But they Ward that if Cotosman drug Barons decide to launch an All out push into Britain outrageous Levels of violence amounting to a drag War could erupt in London  authorities by it still will be a difficult proposition for the drug racketeers to set up distribution networks in Britain and other european countries on the same kale As in the United states. They say will Al abolished sea and air do smuggling network from Utun America to the United state would be much harder to match in faraway  they Lay attempts to Dorp a by have been made with bases in the Netherlands and in spun Wilh its traditional language and Trade iraqi to latin Home office minister Mellow said on i return from his fact finding Mission to latin America the situation is serious and  Cut Short his trip after a warning by colombian authorities that they feared for bit  about the drug menace also Bat been voiced by the confederation of British Industry whose membership comprises the majority of privately owned manufacturing companies in  Are being taken excessively by people in jobs All the Way Tram the executive suite to the production lines the Chi said. Those most at risk include senior manag ers salesmen production line management and opera Tive. There ii no discrimination among drug abusers and the growing problem is of great concent to senior manage ment Greece foundation to build open heart surgery Center Athens Greece a the government saturday signed in agreement with the Omu foundation a Charity founded by the Laic ship Ping tycoon Aristotle s. Ono Ssu for construction Ofa $40. S million open heart surgery Center Here the health ministry announced. According to the agreement the foundation Wal cover an the costs of the 1 to bed cardiac Hospital which  july 1990.the project was launched in 1976, but it stagnated ate Premier Andreas Papandreou s socialist government came to Power to 1w1,  ban construction of new private  has minimal facilities for open heart surgery at present and Only about a dozen Stre operations Are carried out every year according to greek cardiologists. Mozambique . Firm sign mining contract Lisbon Portugal up an american company Etow resources has become the first private . Firm to sign a contract with Mozambique s marxist government a portuguese news Agency reported saturday from  contract involves a $15 million-tc-s20 minion investment project to mine titanium dioxide in Central Zambelia province the Agency quoted the Noticia newspaper As  25-year contract gives Etow resources exclusive mining rights but it includes an optional joint venture clause open to the co Amican government phenolic is de Portugal Agency  dioxide is used As a paint pigment and Ceramic state and in making White rubber and plastics. Chinese authorities close exhibition Over free tickets peking up an exhibition of abstract Art was closed saturday by peking authorities who Lold the artist be should not have Issue complimentary inv italians to foreigner chinese sources said the source who asked that the a Tut not be identified said Hie Young peking Painter was ordered to remove hit works from � downtown gallery after authorities warned that the paint Ings would be confiscated if they were not taken Down by saturday afternoon. They said the artist was informed saturday morning by the unit sponsoring the show that head violated a regulation prohibiting the distribution of free tickets to  was told foreigners Ray Only be issued passes through the relevant foreign affair Schannel the sources said. At least 2 killed 20 Hurt by 2 rampaging bulls Lisbon Portugal up i two Lobules charged wildly through crowd Gat d for festivities saturday in the Southern town of mows killing two people and injuring 20. _ there was much panic As the bulb charged into the crowds police chief Sant Acton we. Two men were tolled and Tome children bad ribs and legs  the tragedy occurred a thousands of people lined the streets to watch the run Nua of us bulls popular part of the annual our Udy of Urmo festivities in the town of Moor. Traditionally bulb Are it Lone 00 blocked  those who enter i Healea. Queen puts into operation Netherlands sea Barrier Neeltje Jans Netherlands a Queen Beatrix watched by a Thomaa   and Heads of state saturday put into opera Tion a colossal of torn targe Barrier expected trend centuries of Netherlands Aulne Sabitoy to m the revolutionary Barrier is the largest arid most costly Public works project in dutch Bitto it fab twi Niile in stain of steel that with a hour s notice can Cut the North sea off from the Eastern Scheldt River Estuary he last Gap in in Netherlands Oiree Tiea Rhenius co Aithne