UK 'cocaine capital of Europe'


	UK 'cocaine capital of Europe'

clip-on-tie

6-25-2009 8:39 AM

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coke, crack pipes, europe

clip-on-tie says:

That means around one person in 100 in the capital has a drug problem.

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6-25-2009 3:46 PM

ColoradoRight

the mullahs will certainly cut out that problem when they take over Britain

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