More and more people I talk to (and some are neither conservative or black helicopter types) think the illegal drug money has totally corrupted federal, state and local governments.
When there is biliions and billions of $ floating around and offered, I have not the slightest doubt there will be many takers.
Yes, the drug war corrupts everything it touches, from law enforcement to the medical profession.
I live 18 miles from the border and I can tell you that the sheriff’s department makes so many fewer drug busts than they used to.
They bust a few Methheads and Potheads but the days of big busts have been over for years, it does make you wonder.