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Using euros as drug money
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3021194.stm
As a somewhat naive person who doesn't do (illegal) drugs I was a bit surprised by this.
If this becomes widely known in the UK I wonder if some of our idiot politicians (the particularly stupid ones) will try using it as an anti-euro argument  .
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June 26, 2003, 07:35
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June 26, 2003, 07:38
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90% of notes have been used to snort cocaine?
*cough* Bull-****! *cough*
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"The concentrations of cocaine on Spanish euro notes were almost a hundred times that of what we recorded in Germany," he said.
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June 26, 2003, 07:39
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Re: Using euros as drug money
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[SIZE=1] Originally posted by CerberusIV As a somewhat naive person who doesn't do (illegal) drugs I was a bit surprised by this.
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You didn't know that many people use bank notes to snort coke? Don't you ever watch movies, dude? 
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June 26, 2003, 07:44
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I remember hearing from radio that EXACTLY same amount of bills, 90%, but in UK when I was in army. I remember it clearly because we laughed so hard... so I don't know.. but there weren't Euros as currency then. And they still aren't in UK.
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June 26, 2003, 07:47
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Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
90% of notes have been used to snort cocaine?
*cough* Bull-****! *cough*
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"The concentrations of cocaine on Spanish euro notes were almost a hundred times that of what we recorded in Germany," he said.
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I'm not sure you understand that Euro's are produced in many different countries.
I also understand that US, UK, and quite a lot of other currencies show traces of cocaine in this way.
What totally mystifies me is why they have a loaded syringe in the photo on the web site. I mean, the BBC would surely have a mirror and razorblade handy as extra props - but I don't see what a syringe has to do with snorting coke.
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June 26, 2003, 07:48
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Re: Re: Using euros as drug money
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Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
Don't you ever watch movies, dude?
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Not if I can help it.
Especially Spanish movies
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June 26, 2003, 07:51
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Re: Re: Using euros as drug money
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You didn't know that many people use bank notes to snort coke? Don't you ever watch movies, dude?
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There are even people who use them to light cigars. 
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June 26, 2003, 08:06
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Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
90% of notes have been used to snort cocaine?
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They didn't say 90% had been used to snort cocaine. They said 90% showed TRACES of cocaine. They ALSO said that euro bills could get "contaminated" in ATM's, etc.
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June 26, 2003, 08:13
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The cocaine molecules are very "sticky". Basically every euro note that gets in contact with one that has cocaine on it will also become contaminated. Probably it's enough to have one contaminated note in your wallet to get most of the other notes contaminated too.
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June 26, 2003, 09:05
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So the value of the Euro is going up?
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June 26, 2003, 09:09
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So the value of the Euro is going up?
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More a case of the US$ going down - or maybe staying the same - after yesterdays interest rate cut.
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June 26, 2003, 09:10
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But wouldn't the euros scream, kick, etc?
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June 26, 2003, 09:12
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Originally posted by Cruddy
More a case of the US$ going down - or maybe staying the same - after yesterdays interest rate cut.
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Because of cocaine?
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June 26, 2003, 09:15
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I'm not sure you understand that Euro's are produced in many different countries.
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I understand that perfectly, but am loathe to accept as fact the supposed 'evidence' touted in a sensationalist non-news item.
After all, who cares if 90% of banknotes show miniscule traces of cocaine? What does this tell us: that there is a huge drug problem in the world? No ****ing ****, Sherlock.
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June 26, 2003, 09:18
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Because of cocaine?
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No Dashi. The amounts involved are so small they couldn't be economically recovere - you would need to eat 1000s of notes to get a hit (and a really bad case of indigestion).
Thanks FrustratedPoet. Now I get you.
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June 26, 2003, 09:22
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What does that have to do with the price of bananas in the US?
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June 26, 2003, 09:34
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What does that have to do with the price of bananas in the US?
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It depends on how much cocaine is smuggled in shipments of bananas.
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June 26, 2003, 10:54
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why is this even news? most dollar bills probably have traces of drugs on them, too.
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June 26, 2003, 11:01
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why is this even news? most dollar bills probably have traces of drugs on them, too.
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Ah, but there's no chance of the UK adopting the US $.
There's not much chance of adopting the Euro with this sort of propaganda around.
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June 26, 2003, 11:53
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Ah, but there's no chance of the UK adopting the US $.
There's not much chance of adopting the Euro with this sort of propaganda around.
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ah, i see. perhaps we shouldn't mention that pound notes probably also have a good deal of drug traces on them?
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June 26, 2003, 12:02
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Definitely not. We must Save the Pound!
I know the story is sensationalist rubbish. I just wondered if a UK politician would be stupid enough to try and use it to denounce those nasty europeans who abuse their currency.
By the way, we don't have pound notes any more, only coins. I imagine that trying to snort cocaine from one of those might be a bit painful. 
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Doesn't make any difference, pound notes mostly have traces of coke on them too.
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June 26, 2003, 12:05
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By the way, we don't have pound notes any more, only coins. I imagine that trying to snort cocaine from one of those might be a bit painful
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sounds like it would be. maybe they've started using personal cheques, then?
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June 26, 2003, 12:33
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Hi retards.
Look in your wallet. If you have a bill that is out of mint condition and has circulated for even a week, it has cocaine molecules on it. That's the sad truth, now get scraping!
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