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More true-life methcapades in the news
It turns out Hank's current physical inability to carry on his "War on Drugs" has become an unwitting metaphor for the actual DEA and their "War on Drugs" -- complete failure that it is. Read on:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/10/2352847/ap-impact-cutbacks-force-retreat.html#ixzz1UdN8Niyn
AP IMPACT: Cutbacks force retreat in war on meth
By JIM SALTER
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS -- Police and sheriff's departments in states that produce much of the nation's methamphetamine have made a sudden retreat in the war on meth, at times virtually abandoning pursuit of the drug because they can no longer afford to clean up the toxic waste generated by labs.
Despite abundant evidence that the meth trade is flourishing, many law enforcement agencies have called off tactics that have been used for years to confront drug makers: sending agents undercover, conducting door-to-door investigations and setting up stakeouts at pharmacies to catch people buying large amounts of cold medicine.
The steep cutbacks began after the federal government in February canceled a program that provided millions of dollars to help local agencies dispose of seized labs. Since then, an Associated Press analysis shows, the number of labs seized has plummeted by a third in some key meth-producing states and two-thirds in at least one, Alabama.
The trend is almost certain to continue unless more states find a way to replace the federal money or to conduct cheaper cleanups.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/10/2352847/ap-impact-cutbacks-force-retreat.html#ixzz1UdN8Niyn
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