In an opinion piece this week on the war on drugs, famed investigator Bob Mazur wrote, “The evidence is overwhelming that the most dangerous commodity peddled by the underworld is corruption.” As I read the article, I sensed Mazur’s rage and frustration. He posits we have all been deceived and there is no war on drugs.
The premise for this assertion is the recent decision by U.S. politicians, specifically Attorney General William Barr, to dismiss charges and release from custody a man referred to by Mexican drug cartels as “the Godfather.” General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda was the highest-ranking military official in Mexico, reporting directly to former President Enrique Peña Nieto. He also is alleged to have arranged the shipment of huge quantities of drugs to the United States; provided the names of informants to drug cartels; released cartel members from prison; facilitated murders; tipped off cartels regarding U.S. investigations; and arranged for bribes to be paid to senior politicians.
