U.S. Drug Agents Launder Profits of Mexican Cartels – NYTimes.com

Undercover American narcotics agents have laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washington’s expanding role in Mexico’s fight against drug cartels, according to current and …

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ATF’s ‘Fast and Furious’ firearms tracked to at least 11 violent crimes – latimes.com

Firearms illegally trafficked under the ATF’s Fast and Furious program turned up at the scenes of at least 11 “violent crimes” in this country in addition to being involved in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in …

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Murder Rate and Fear Rise in Puerto Rico – NYTimes.com

As people strolled past the Alambique liquor store here recently, the puddle of blood and the bullet-shattered storefront behind it scarcely merited a glance. Yet another young man had been shot. Yet another tally would be added to the record books.

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Tupac’s ’94 shooter confesses: Can we get closure now?

When Tupac Shakur was shot five times on November 30, 1994 after a night of recording inside Manhattan’s Quad Studios and emerged the very next day in a wheelchair to face sentencing on sexual assault charges, his legend was born. From that point on, in the eyes of many, Tupac was a …

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The war on drugs and a milestone critique

The war on drugs is a waste of time, money and lives. It cannot be won. The world’s drug warriors are out of ideas.

via Bernd Debusmann | Analysis & Opinion | Reuters.com.

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