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US made fewer cocaine seizures in 2007

By Gritsforbreakfast

After all the hype we heard last year from drug czar John Walters declaring that cocaine availability in US cities was drying up, now we know that not only is cocaine still widely available, the US stopped fewer cocaine shipments in 2007 than in 2006. Reported AP ("Fewer cocaine shipments stopped in 2007," Jan. 15), overall, "seizures fell from 262 metric tons in 2006 to about 210 tons last year."Think about that: With all the increased presence on the border, the billions spent boosting the border patrol, the National Guard and overtime for local departments to curb smuggling, cocaine interdiction declined?! The reasons, as reported by AP, are frustratingly predictable; smugglers can change tactics faster than the government can:"In any given contest of offense and defense you've got to adjust your tactics," [Navy Adm...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 16, 2008 (boomark / email).