The War on Drugs

[Adelaide]

They argue that mass incarceration has overburdened criminal justice systems and left countless people languishing in deplorable facilities in inhumane conditions around the world. While outside the criminal justice system, compulsory detention centres hold people identified as drug users without due process.

Yet they point out that, despite the devastating health and human rights effects, incarceration has failed to deter drug consumption or trafficking.

They believe that drug prohibition and criminalization is a failed policy model and urge health professionals "to lead efforts to combat societal prejudices and enable reforms that rightfully place individuals and communities at the heart of the response."

Because of harsh national policies to fulfil international treaties that insist on prohibition of non-medical drug use, more than five billion people -- 80% of the world's population -- have little or no access to medicines such as morphine to treat moderate to severe pain, warns Katherine Pettus at the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, in a second article.

The war on drugs causes massive human rights violations: Experts discuss the devastating effects of prohibition and their reasons for reform - ScienceDaily

Some interesting points.

Do you support the war on drugs?

[Common]

Wheres dontread lol, he will be on this like a fly on you know what.

Im not for legalizing drugs, when prohibition ended for alcohol no one admits the truth, there were TONS more drunks and alcoholics and everything that goes along with that.

Treatment works for a few and most of them not forever.

The war on drugs whatever that is can end as far as im concerned but legalizing them im against also.

[resister]

I cant see making meth, coke or heroin legal.

[Common]

I cant see making meth, coke or heroin legal.

Or crack or bath salts, there a whole slew of reasons not to make drugs legal.

[waltky]

Big El Paso drug bust...

1,638 Pounds of Pot, 37.5 Pounds of Cocaine Seized in 21 Busts Last Week, Just at El Paso
November 21, 2017 | - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 88.6 pounds of marijuana last Thursday -- in just one car.

That drug bust was one of 21 seizures made during the seven-day period ending at midnight on Nov. 16. In that single week in the El Paso area, officers seized a total of 1,638 pounds of marijuana in 16 drug busts -- and 37.5 pounds of cocaine in another five drug busts. The 88.6-pound marijuana seizure happened last Thursday night when a 2000 Nissan Sentra, driven by a 33-year-old Mexican citizen, entered the Ysleta international crossing from Mexico. A drug-sniffing dog alerted CBP officers to the presence of marijuana, and officers said they found 80 marijuana-filled bundles in the trunk and engine compartment.

Drug bundles in engine compartment.

The Mexican driver was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents to face charges stemming from the failed smuggling attempt. “The drug smuggling threat remains consistent, and dedicated CBP officers are focused on stopping this illicit flow while facilitating legitimate trade and travel,” said Beverly Good, CBP El Paso port director. CBP says on a typical day, it seizes 7,910 pounds of drugs at all U.S. ports of entry, based on Fiscal Year 2016 data.

In addition to drug smuggling, CBP officers also identified numerous violations in other areas, including agriculture enforcement. CBP agriculture specialists recorded 17 violations last week in the El Paso area, resulting in penalties of $3,475 being assessed. Prohibited agricultural items seized during the seven-day period included pork, pork chorizo, pork skins, bologna, raw chicken, guavas, potatoes, apples, kiwis, oranges, avocados, hawthorns, and pomegranates. Thirteen wanted criminals were arrested at El Paso area ports last week, in addition to other enforcement actions.

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article...k-just-el-paso

[waltky]

Coast Guard makes another big cocaine bust...

U.S. Coast Guard Unloads 10 Tons of Cocaine in Florida
Nov. 15, 2017 - The drugs were seized during 14 separate drug smuggling busts in international waters off the coasts of Mexico and Central America.

The U.S. Coast Guard unloaded nearly 10 tons of cocaine and 23 kilos of heroin Tuesday at Port Everglades.

The drugs were seized during 14 separate drug smuggling busts in international waters off the coasts of Mexico and Central America, authorities said. “This offload today is not just the result of one unit, but the combined efforts of multiple Coast Guard cutters, aircraft and support, as well as that of our partners and allied men and women who continue to work day and night to stop these criminal organizations from profiting off transnational crime and smuggling,” said Commander John McTamney.

Cocaine and heroin, seized during 14 separate drug smuggling busts, was offloaded at Port Everglades in Florida

The estimated wholesale value of the dope was $300 million, Coast Guard officials said. “While this offload represents approximately 10 tons of illicit drugs that will never hit our streets, it also represents a significant depletion to the cash flow to these criminal organizations,” he said.

The interdictions, including actual boarding of smugglers’ vessels, are led and conducted by the Coast Guard.

https://www.officer.com/investigatio...ine-in-florida

[resister]

Coast Guard makes another big cocaine bust...

U.S. Coast Guard Unloads 10 Tons of Cocaine in Florida
Nov. 15, 2017 - The drugs were seized during 14 separate drug smuggling busts in international waters off the coasts of Mexico and Central America.

Good, that much less, on our streets.

[waltky]

Quarter billion dollars worth of drugs seized by Coast Guard cutters off San Diego...

Coast Guard Offloads 17,000 Pounds of Seized Cocaine in San Diego
17 Jul 2018 - More than 17,000 pounds of cocaine seized by the crews of two U.S. Coast Guard vessels were offloaded Monday in San Diego.

The drugs, worth nearly $260 million wholesale, were seized from four suspected smuggling vessels in late June and early July in international waters off the Pacific coast of South and Central America, Coast Guard officials said. The cocaine was offloaded at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal.

Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast prepare a pallet of seized cocaine to be offloaded at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego, July 16, 2018. Approximately 7,800 kilograms of cocaine seized in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean by the crews of the cutters Steadfast and Alert were offloaded.

The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast seized more than 12,000 pounds of cocaine in recent weeks, including more than 11,000 pounds from a single panga on July 11, officials said. "The suspected smugglers on that boat dumped their cocaine load and managed to evade capture following a high-speed chase, but the trail of cocaine bales recovered is one of the largest loads to be intercepted from a single small vessel in years," officials said in a statement. It was the first seizure of more than 12,000 pounds of cocaine from a panga since 2005, officials said, and the first seizure of at least that size from a small vessel since March 2016.


Additionally, the crew aboard the Cutter Alert seized more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine from two suspected smuggling vessels in recent weeks, officials said. "I continue to be impressed by the dedication and tenacity of the crews aboard our cutters and the difficult, dangerous missions they perform," said Cmdr. Alain Balmaceda, commanding officer of the Steadfast. Both the Steadfast and Alert are 210-foot ships based out of Oregon. The drugs offloaded Monday arrived aboard the Steadfast.


https://www.military.com/daily-news/...san-diego.html

[Lummy]

The war on drugs whatever that is can end as far as im concerned but legalizing them im against also.

The US "war on drugs" doesn't work and never has worked. It's a catch phrase that has been strongly associated with government bureaucratic growth and CIA criminal activities.

It's the wrong approach to chase drug producers and sellers around the globe when the market for illegal drugs is so big in the US and other Western countries. The approach can't work. We need much more severe penalties for using drugs, including the death penalty.

[Orion Rules]

Originally Posted by Common:
The war on drugs whatever that is can end as far as im concerned but legalizing them im against also.

The US "war on drugs" doesn't work and never has worked. It's a catch phrase that has been strongly associated with government bureaucratic growth and CIA criminal activities.

It's the wrong approach to chase drug producers and sellers around the globe when the market for illegal drugs is so big in the US and other Western countries. The approach can't work. We need much more severe penalties for using drugs, including the death penalty.

Common is right, as your approach for the C.I.A. and the growth of illegal activities, of how in to by at within claiming they are all use(full) about liberty...perhaps you're right, they deserve the death penalty. What do you think?