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 747btrfly rated 10 months ago- From the page: This has been a banner year for seizures. Four tons, six ton, even 23 tons of cocaine in one fell swoop. You even think: maybe the surge is working.
But weekly seizures of enough cocaine to fill a slow train don't even make a dent in the trade.
And then you realize there is...
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- MarkGilbert rated 9 months ago
- The war on drugs is far more hazardous, does far more damage then drugs themselves. A sane drug policy is one that emphasizes harm reduction, education and treatment.
- 747btrfly rated 10 months ago
- From the page: This has been a banner year for seizures. Four tons, six ton, even 23 tons of cocaine in one fell swoop. You even think: maybe the surge is working.
But weekly seizures of enough cocaine to fill a slow train don't even make a dent in the trade.
And then you realize there is nothing like a 1-to-1 correspondence between tons of cocaine seized and tons of cocaine going up American noses. There is no correlation.
The whole exercise begins to feel a little silly and theatrical, a charade, or maybe even something more sinister.
~~~~~~~~~Oh hell, just read the page, this blurb couldn't suffice. It will definitely awaken your reality of the war on drugs.!
- zedalis rated 10 months ago
- "A week of stories about the drug trade also reveals just how thoroughly the business has corrupted government and law enforcement officials in every country (including the U.S.) it touches."
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