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Drug war runs on oceans of cash: A big fish swims free

I was amazed in 2007 when the Mexican police found more than $200 million in US currency linked to a drug cartel stacked up in the suburban Mexico City residece owned by a Chinese businessman living in New York, but I'm even more astonished to learn that American prosecutors don't want to pursue the case.The cash was allegedly generated from selling raw materials to Mexican meth manufacturers, but the Dallas News speculated two years ago prosecution would be difficult because of the businessman's ties to high-level officials in the Mexican government.Too often, it's hard not to feel like the big fish get off and the little fish get eaten when it comes to drug war prosecutions. It's possible the reasons have to do with some sort of official misconduct...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 29, 2009 (boomark / email).