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  • Tsar admits: we've lost the war on drugs

    06/18/2006 9:22:25 AM PDT · by SittinYonder · 318 replies · 3,435+ views
    The Scotsman ^ | Sun 18 Jun 2006 | MARCELLO MEGA AND KATE FOSTER
    SCOTLAND'S drugs tsar has sparked a furious row by openly declaring that the war on drugs is "long lost". Tom Wood, a former deputy chief constable, is the first senior law enforcement figure publicly to admit drug traffickers will never be defeated. Wood said no nation could ever eradicate illegal drugs and added that it was time for enforcement to lose its number one priority and be placed behind education and deterrence. But his remarks have been condemned by Graeme Pearson, director of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA), who said he "strongly disagreed" with Wood. The row...