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Help needed for serious problem!

I turn to you my friends to see if any of you can help me with the following problem.

Due to the immense increase in 'boat people' trying to make their way from Africa to Europe/Spain in the last couple of years, there has been a corresponding increase in Coast Guard patrols along the Spanish coast. This has resulted in a higher percentage, than usual, of my cocaine shipments being confiscated by the authorities. In fact it has gotten so bad now that I'm open to any suggestions regarding alternative transport/routes, into more or less, any part of continental Europe for further distribution.

I can offer a 1% commission (cash or merchandise) to successful suggestions.

Thanks in advance for your ideas.
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My suggestion is better to be imprisoned in Espana then Morocco. I would chose FedEx, or DHL is pretty reliable. But UPS drivers are teamsters, and therefore you could be confident that no blow would go missing with Brown.

Pass the 1% on to the consumer if the suggestion helps.

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Sorry Jody, but done that. (Why do you think Giu's been in Canada that often lately?)
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(I didn't originate this idea, but can't remember the source)

Buy lots of panel vans/delivery trucks and paint on the side: "R & B Cocaine Distributors, Inc." and have them drive around EMPTY. After a few weeks (hopefully not too long, you've a business to run after all) of stopping and searching the trucks, the authorities will ignore them, at which point you can load them up and away you go.

(this is the land-based version, but it might work just as well for boats...)

Good luck and let us know how it turns out!
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petegingras,
that sounds about as reliable as asking Keith Richards or Amy Winehouse to give me a hand.

mike,
already have 'Rob's Coke Transport Company LTD' running overland deliveries. (not much hazzle so far apart from being stopped sometimes for being overloaded) so the cargo vessels might be an idea to follow up.
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SD,
that seems reasonable, please PM me with account details and tons per month you would be able to deliver.

Alden68,
can you give me his e-mail address?
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