The war on drugs is never won. It’s profitably fought for the benefit of all concerned, criminals as well as enforcers. From Adam Dick at ronpaulinstitute.org:
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) was patting itself on the back with gusto last week in publicizing it is prosecuting alleged drug kingpin Zhi Dong Zhang upon his extradition from Mexico. The prosecution is a really big deal in the US government’s effort to win the war on drugs according to the assertions of several government employees in the DOJ press release.
In reality, the hoopla is just more “blah, blah, blah” in support of a destructive drug war that continues to cause much harm while failing to achieve its stated objectives including the reduction of drug use and threats to safety.
“The defendant stands accused of running a global enterprise that pumped massive quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine into our communities and laundered millions in narcotics proceeds,” said US Deputy Attorney General Todd W. Blanche in the press release. Further commented Blanche, “His return to the United States is a major step in dismantling a network that has fueled addiction, violence, and death.”
US Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. seconded Blanche’s assessment that Zhang is a drug kingpin whose prosecution is a big deal in the US government’s drug war. Nocella stated, “As alleged, the defendant is a leader of one of the most prolific drug trafficking and money laundering organizations in the world who, together with his co-conspirators, imported thousands of kilograms of narcotics, including cocaine and methamphetamine, into the United States and other countries.” The prosecution of Zhang, further stated Nocella, “will hold him responsible for the great harm he has caused.”
The WAR is on and civil rights lost?