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| Moss singled out in drug campaign | Moss singled out in drug campaign |
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| Colombia's vice president has accused coke-using celebrities of fuelling the country's civil war, singling out Kate Moss for criticism. | Colombia's vice president has accused coke-using celebrities of fuelling the country's civil war, singling out Kate Moss for criticism. |
| Francisco Santos said it was "baffling" that Moss had won so many new contracts following allegations she used cocaine. | Francisco Santos said it was "baffling" that Moss had won so many new contracts following allegations she used cocaine. |
| He told the Associated Press that the model's success was indicative of European attitudes towards drugs, which finances armed drug groups in Colombia. | He told the Associated Press that the model's success was indicative of European attitudes towards drugs, which finances armed drug groups in Colombia. |
| Mr Santos is launching an ad campaign under the banner "the cocaine curse". | Mr Santos is launching an ad campaign under the banner "the cocaine curse". |
| "We need to tell Europeans that that line of coke they snort is tainted in blood," he said. | "We need to tell Europeans that that line of coke they snort is tainted in blood," he said. |
| Moss lost several modelling contracts, including Burberry and H&M, after a newspaper photographed her allegedly taking cocaine. | Moss lost several modelling contracts, including Burberry and H&M, after a newspaper photographed her allegedly taking cocaine. |
| Francisco Santos is launching "the cocaine curse" campaign | Francisco Santos is launching "the cocaine curse" campaign |
| No criminal charges were brought and she publicly "accepted responsibility" for the scandal. She entered a rehabilitation clinic for a month of therapy. | No criminal charges were brought and she publicly "accepted responsibility" for the scandal. She entered a rehabilitation clinic for a month of therapy. |
| She has since gone on to secure a number of lucrative contracts and was recently hired as a designer for high street retailer Top Shop. | She has since gone on to secure a number of lucrative contracts and was recently hired as a designer for high street retailer Top Shop. |
| But Mr Santos said: "To me it's baffling, that somebody who helps cause so much pain in Colombia is doing better than ever and winning more contracts than ever." | But Mr Santos said: "To me it's baffling, that somebody who helps cause so much pain in Colombia is doing better than ever and winning more contracts than ever." |
| Increase in use | Increase in use |
| A spokesman for Moss refused to comment on the Colombian vice president's quotes. | A spokesman for Moss refused to comment on the Colombian vice president's quotes. |
| Mr Santos is in London to launch "the cocaine curse" campaign on Wednesday along with 11 European anti-drugs officials, before attending a conference featuring comments by victims of Colombia's conflict. | Mr Santos is in London to launch "the cocaine curse" campaign on Wednesday along with 11 European anti-drugs officials, before attending a conference featuring comments by victims of Colombia's conflict. |
| Colombia is the world's largest cocaine producer and is over-run by drug cartels and armed gangs. | Colombia is the world's largest cocaine producer and is over-run by drug cartels and armed gangs. |
| The advertising campaign, funded by European governments, will be placed on billboards and in clubs, as well as running on television. | The advertising campaign, funded by European governments, will be placed on billboards and in clubs, as well as running on television. |
| The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug addiction reports cocaine use in the UK and Spain has doubled over the past 10 years. | The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug addiction reports cocaine use in the UK and Spain has doubled over the past 10 years. |