Mexico Fires Nearly 1,000 Veracruz Police Officers
Nearly 1,000 police officers were fired to weed out corruption from the violence-ravaged Gulf coast state of Veracruz, Mexican authorities said Tuesday.
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Whistle-blowers Say Mexican Drug Cartels Throw Parties For US Officials
Two former law enforcement officers allege that they cannot get anyone to investigate allegations that the Mexican drug cartels have corrupted U.S. law officers and politicians in the El Paso border region.
A Miscarriage of Justice on Marijuana
US police are using a flawed scientific test in drugs busts that gives 'false positives' to strongarm citizens into plea bargaining
Drug Cartels Seek to Exploit Corrupt Federal Agents
It's not clear when Louis Enrique Ramirez took his first bribe. In the summer of 2005, the former customs inspector apparently began cutting deals with smugglers to allow undocumented immigrants as well as the occasional load of drugs across the Southwest border from Mexico into Texas. During the next three and a half years, U.S. investigators believe Ramirez pocketed $500,000 to provide safe passage for illegal immigrants and cocaine.
Border Patrol Agent Arrested on Marijuana Charges
A U.S. Border Patrol agent in far western Arizona was arrested after bundles of marijuana were allegedly found stashed in his patrol vehicle, authorities said on Tuesday.
K-9 False Alerts
Four years ago, my first film, NeverGetBusted Volume 1: Traffic Stops, blew the whistle on police dogs false alerting.
Surprise – Drug War Now Killing More People Than War in Afghanistan
More people were killed in prohibition-related violence in Mexico last year than died in the war in Afghanistan, according to year-end reports from both countries.
Mexico’s Army Wages Futile War on Drugs and Citizens
Mexico's military continues to wage an ineffective war against the narcotics cartels while allegations of abuse of citizens at the hands of the army have soared.
Man Stopped With Marijuana was Victim of Racial Profiling, Judge Says
A B.C. judge has thrown out the evidence against an Asian man stopped with 57 marijuana plants in his trunk after ruling he had been a victim of racial profiling.
Wikileaks Cables Portray Expanded Reach of Drug Agency
The Drug Enforcement Administration has been transformed into a global intelligence organization with a reach that extends far beyond narcotics, and an eavesdropping operation so expansive it has to fend off foreign politicians who want to use it against their political enemies, according to secret diplomatic cables.
