Absolutely not. And what Sessions is doing with Asset Forfeiture makes me cringe. The overuse us SWAT teams to enforce drug laws is out of control. And, I used to be someone that executed those types of search warrants. But.....
My proposition is that the drug mules shouldn’t get any protections, at all, unless they are American citizens. If they are citizens, they should be dealt with harshly. But, the non-citizens shouldn’t get anything. A simple, street level test, at the border station or elsewhere is conducted. Once the contraband tests positive, it’s is immediately taken and destroyed. Vehicles seized, auctioned or sold for scrap metal. Biometrics taken of the individual(s) and they are sent back home, asap. No need to wasted taxpayer dollars on processing, storing, testing, detaining, bringing to trial, incarcerating someone that shouldn’t be afforded those protections in the first place.
Without a doubt, one of the best movies, EVER, on the drug trade is, Traffic(2000). One scene, a snitch describes how the Cartels send numerous trucks to the border stations. Knowing that when one of them gets caught, the others will drive right thru, as the CPB doesn’t have the manpower, because everyone will swarm to the truck that just got stopped. Why?
Catch the guy.
Take his sh*t.
Take his vehicle.
Send him home.
If he comes back again, immediately to jail/prison, kind of like a probation violation.
Thanks. You had me worried. We are in complete agreement. But I am still against drugs being illegal.