How many paychecks around the world, governmental and otherwise, depend on the ‘war on drugs’?
A car with diplomatic plates belonging to the Vatican was stopped by French police and found to be transporting nine pounds of cocaine.
Two Italian men who were entrusted with 91-year-old retired Cardinal Jorge Maria Mejia’s vehicle allegedly drove to Spain and picked up the drugs, the Telegraph reported Wednesday. Security staff for the retired Argentinian had instructed the men to take the car in for regularly-scheduled maintenance.
The two men, under the impression that the diplomatic plates would shield them from scrutiny, then allegedly went on the drug run and were caught with the cocaine at a toll station in the French Alps on Sunday, the Telegraph reported.
“Cardinal Mejia is not well and obviously has nothing to do with this,” said Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, the Telegraph reported. “It’s now up to the police to pursue their investigations.”
The arrested individuals were also in possession of seven ounces of cannabis.
Enforcement has turned into an industry itself. W/o drugs they’d be out of business. Cancer is the same way. It supports many people while killing many.
It the same old story, if there were no buyers,there would be no sellers. Unfortunately some people have nothing else to live for except the drugs they are able to obtain, legally or illegally.
Corruption abounds.
Very serious component of our National Economy. In line for Farm Subsidies, as price *IS* dropping, due to oversupply due to new growing areas coming on line. True word. I read it online.
What’s the matter with that business model? How many businesses suffer ‘collateral damage/staff shrinkage’ as necessary part of making a decent profit? Like Patton said, when criticized for losing a lot of men in a successful tank-battle:”You wanna make an omelette, you gotta break a few eggs.”
WTH!
Prison, Police, and Government thrive on it!
And this some how surprises people. First thought is how else do you pry sexual favors from young boys.
Lmao, who would have thought!!
The biggest crime syndicate in the world.Next would be D.C