WP: Internet Trafficking In Narcotics Has Surged

[CShine]

There are dozens of Web sites selling narcotics in the United States, with scores more operating offshore. Federal prosecutors have shut Web sites, filed indictments and won guilty pleas from several owners. But it often takes years to prove a case. In the meantime, the pills move.

For each site closed, "two or three more open," said Jennifer Bolen, a former federal prosecutor in Knoxville, Tenn. "It is so easy for them to close down a site one day and open a new one the next."

Some Web sites have dozens or even hundreds of affiliate sites. Others are designed to appear as though they are headquartered in the United States when they are really offshore, in such places as Namibia, Thailand and Sri Lanka. The growing numbers of foreign online pharmacies operate with near impunity. The Food and Drug Administration's strongest recourse is to send a warning letter, which usually is ignored.

"As an investigator, it's incredibly frustrating," said Robert J. West, a special agent with the FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations. "All we can do is bang away and try to draw attention to what these guys are doing. Right now, I don't think people have any idea how widespread or dangerous this is."



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50567-2003Oct19.html

[captainamerica101]

1. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE REPUBLICAN DRUG LAWS!

Oh wait. The republicans (like Nixon) created or pushed HARDEST for the drug laws, (which created the black markets that fund the gangsters who buy from the mafia who get their Opium from Osama who wants to nuke us with the money Republicans are giving him through THEIR black market).

I am writing a book on this over the winter.

I think Republicans are stupid to think it is okay for our little American kids to buy drugs in the schoolyard (or on the web) in the first place, but Republicans seem to like the idea because they REFUSE to lock it up and let our little kids have a childhood (at least) before our kids EVER have to deal with going into the pharmacy and buying drugs AS AN ADULT.

What say you all?

[JNelson6563]

2. Where did I get the idea

that it was legal to import a 30 day supply of a prescription drug without a prescription?

Of oourse I reckon many get a lot more that a 30 day supply and there's no telling what you may end up with.....

Julie

[Media_Lies_Daily]

3. Meanwhile, the U. S. pharmaceutical firms have no plans to address...

...the REAL reason why so many people are turning to alternative sources for the medicines that they need.

And that reason is the high cost of medicines bought in the U. S., and the unadulterated greed of the pharmaceutical companies themselves.

[kentuck]

4. Is this where Rush got his drugs ?

I think it is very likely.

[pretzel4gore]

5. of much greater danger

is the trafficking in fraud, lies and deception by mainstream media....let's put these pusher pigs in prison first, then we can get around to the petty internet crooks no one even heard of.