Thursday, November 5, 2009

Violence - an unintended consequence of drug busts

While the UK Drug Policy Commission accepts limiting supply is important, its report claims that in the UK's entrenched drugs markets, arrests can lead to damaging unintended consequences.

Arresting one king-pin drug dealer also raises the possibility of creating a power vacuum, with the resulting turf war and spike in violence, says the report. (from BBC)

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