Under the remit of the War on Drugs, millions of U.S.
citizens have faced arrest and jail time for minor, nonviolent charges. All the
while, it has been revealed, the U.S. government has been enabling billions of
dollars worth of drugs to flood into the country from Mexico because of shady
deals with the notorious Sinaloa cartel.
An investigation by El Universal (flagged by Business
Insider) found that Sinaloa (believed to supply 80 percent of Chicago’s street
drugs) has been working with U.S. authorities since 2000 to provide information
in return for immunity and undisturbed drug trafficking. Court documents
obtained by El Universal show testimony from DEA and DOJ officials affirming
the relationship.
El Universal, citing court documents, reports that DEA
agents met with high-level Sinaloa officials more than 50 times since 2000.
… “The DEA agents met with members of the cartel in Mexico
to obtain information about their rivals and simultaneously built a network of
informants who sign drug cooperation agreements, subject to results, to enable
them to obtain future benefits, including cancellation of charges in the U.S.,”
reports El Universal, which also interviewed more than one hundred active and
retired police officers as well as prisoners and experts.
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