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> Good job, you seized a car-full of drugs and some dudes who mail drugs, do they think the global drug market has felt real hit? There's a great interview on
by aqme28 5y ago
> Good job, you seized a car-full of drugs and some dudes who mail drugs, do they think the global drug market has felt real hit?
There's a great interview on YouTube with a former drug enforcement officer, whose department spent 7 months to bust a large drug ring. He said it took two hours before other dealers had moved in.
- _hl_ 5y agoI believe I know what you're referring to but can't find the link anymore now. The main takeaway for me was that by busting a major drug ring, you are only helping the other major players b removing competition. They will fight each other (brutally!) to take over what was left behind by the now defunct ring, and instead of two or more large drug rings, you now have one massive monopolistic drug ring, and everyone is worse off. I'm not sure what a solution here is. The more you fight organised crime, the more they fight back, and the situation escalates and becomes more violent to everyone involved. Perhaps decriminalisation along with better support infrastructure for victims and addicts could help?