Drug War Myths, Part 1

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The US government has spent an estimated 1 trillion on their war on drugs But over more than 50 years the cross-border flows of illegal drugs arms and money have increased It s a mess And it didn t need to be this way We look at the failed so-called war on drugs and how to stop wasting precious lives In part one of a two part series we start with the supposed goodies and the baddies Featuring Criminology lecturer Karina Garcia-Reyes of the University of the West of England author of Morir Es Un Alivio Dying is a Relief Las Reveladoras Historias De 12 Ex-narcos Que Lograron Escapar Del Crimen Organizado Available in Spanish here https www amazon co uk Morir-alivio-Dying-Relief-Reveladoras dp 6070777298 ref sr 1 1 crid SC60TMBCGZVM keywords morir es un alivio qid 1674560099 sprefix morir es un alivio 2Caps 2C64 sr 8-1 Eric Gutierrez of the International Centre of Human Rights and Drug Policy https www hr-dp org contents 1620 Associate Professor of International and Organised Crime at Bristol Law School Dr Mary Young https www researchgate net profile Mary-Young-13 Further Reading Inside Mexico s war on drugs Conversations with el narco https theconversation com inside-mexicos-war-on-drugs-conversations-with-el-narco-129865 Poverty gender and violence in the narratives of former narcos accounting for drug trafficking violence in Mexico Karina Garcia-Reyes https research-information bris ac uk ws portalfiles portal 193726176 Final Copy 2018 11 06 Garcia K G PhD Redacted pdf Debunking the Narco Myth https www mexicoviolence org post debunking-the-narco-myth A world fit for money laundering The Atlantic alliance s undermining of organised crime control Young Mary Alice Woodiwiss Michael https uwe-repository worktribe com output 5935899 Organised crime and security threats in Caribbean Small Island Developing States A Critical analysis of US assumptions and policies Young Mary Woodiwiss Michael https uwe-repository worktribe com output 849208 More podcasts are available on our website https www thetaxcast com where you can also subscribe Click here to visit this podcast episode