by Bernd Debusmann Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking organizations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the forbiddanceist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, forbiddance-related violence has killed around 40,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The increasing militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug dealers have failed to stem the flow of drugs — …

by Bernd Debusmann Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking organizations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the prohibitionist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, prohibition-related violence has killed around 40,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The augmenting militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug dealers have failed to stem the flow of drugs — …

by Bernd Debusmann Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking organizations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the prohibitionist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, prohibition-related violence has killed around 40,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The enlarging militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug dealers have failed to stem the flow of drugs — …

by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking cartels make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the disallowanceist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, disallowance-related violence has killed more than 38,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The multiplying militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug peddlers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …

by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking corporations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the forbiddanceist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, forbiddance-related violence has killed more than 38,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The increasing militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug traffickers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …

It never ends, does it? Another week, another set of crooked cops. At least this week, the jail and prison guards managed to stay out of the news. Let's get to it:
[image:1 align:left]In New York City, an NYPD narcotics detective was arrested on June 9 on charges he lied about witnessing drug transactions that resulted in the arrest of one man for selling crack and three others who were his customers. Detective Francisco Payano's fictive report began to fall apart last year when a defense attorney brought forward surveillance video …

by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking corporations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the prohibitionist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, prohibition-related violence has killed more than 38,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The increasing militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug peddlers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …

by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking aggregations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the forbiddanceist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, forbiddance-related violence has killed more than 38,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The enlarging militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug dealers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …

by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking cartels make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the proscriptionist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, proscription-related violence has killed more than 38,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The accumulating militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug dealers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …

Three hundred people convicted of drug trafficking offenses are on death row in Iran, the Islamic Republic's judiciary said Monday. According to the anti-death penalty group Hands Off Cain, at least 126 people have already been hanged for drug offenses so far this year.
[image:1 align:left caption:true]"For 300 drug-related convicts, including those who were in possession of at least 30 grams of heroin, execution verdicts have been issued," said Tehran prosecutor-general Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, according to a Reuters report.
An annual British report on human rights put the number executed in Iran …