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01 Nov 2011 00:16

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U.S.: We just hope “Breaking Bad” doesn’t end the way this drug cartel did.

  • 76 arrested in a major drug ring which ran from Mexico into Arizona
  • $2B in profits over the past five years collected from the ring
  • 3M number of pounds of marijuana the drug ring brought to the U.S. source
  • » Their leader “El Chapo,” or “Shorty,” is still at large. Officials admit that it took them a long time to bust this particular ring, which also sent tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine and heroin into the United States. The drug ring, linked to the Sinaloa cartel, reportedly operated right under the noses of authorities by staying on rugged terrain. There are still plenty of holes in the U.S./Mexican border, but this is a very big win in the Drug War, regardless.

19 Sep 2010 10:22

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World: In Australia, lots and lots of drugs seized by police

  • $70 million worth of drugs seized – in Australian money source

23 Sep 2009 11:01

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Offbeat: One drug raid turns into nine hours of “Wii Bowling”

  • We’re imagining the cops involved in the previous story we posted doing this. 1,100 police officers each taking turns playing Wii Bowling after they got done arresting the members of the Avenues gang. Man, wouldn’t that be a massive waste of police resources?