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Article: Plan Colombia: Big gains, but cocaine still flows; The US cites record coca-crop destruction, and major arrests in Colombia. But cocaine flows north unabated.(WORLD)(Interview)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- September 28, 2006
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Byline: Danna Harman Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
CALI, COLOMBIA -- Margarita Consuela Gomez Ricardo and Carlos Murillo met during a police raid on a warehouse of pirated DVDs seven years ago. Later that evening, after they swooped in and made the arrests, he asked her out for coffee. And six months later they were married.
Now, at age 31 and with two small children, Ms. Gomez is a widow. The last time she spoke to Murillo was on Friday, May 19. He said he was coming home that weekend. Their 2-year-old son was watching Power Rangers on TV at full volume and she could barely hear her husband's goodbye.
She went out to get her ...