CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/15/world/australia-drug-bust/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
November 14, 2011
This article discusses the 300 kilograms of cocaine just seized by officials off a yacht in Queensland. The cocaine had an estimated worth of $79 million and was stashed in the hull of the yacht, believed to have belonged to four Spanish nationals. The bust is the 5th largest in Australian history - which baffles me and makes me wonder how huge the top four must have been. Authorities say that this is the second huge yacht cocaine bust in the last year. If convicted, perpetrators can face life in prison on the account of importing cocaine. Their hearing will begin January 12. This both amazes and scares me. Cocaine is highly addictive and ruins lives. In psychology, I recently learned how it releases an overload of dopamine in the brain and upon using again and again, the synapses in the brain overload and close, making people unable to receive the release of dopamine naturally, therefore; unable to enjoy life's simple pleasures, leading to depression and an unhappy life. Cocaine use is extremely dangerous and I can only hope that those distributors are punished accordingly.
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