Whistleblowers: Drug cartels throw fundraisers for U.S. officials

I bet both of the whistle blowers will die or be arrested soon.

This is why they do not want them legal , keeps the profits off the books too .

I'd bet money pRick Perry is involved! Hey, but he's executed innocent people and proud of it!

This is why I get so upset over certain politicians leading the electorate to think that they are going to change policy, and then they don't...

As far back as alcohol prohibition, they bought off all the; cops, politicians, etc. they could, and hid/ran from the rest. It's disgusting, between the "drug-bubble" that's created hyper-inflated prices which the government does profit from, and the pharmaceutical industry pushing even amphetamine in the form of Adderal to children.....

It's nothing but a joke to the ones that know, what used to be a few state prisons in every state is virtually a state prison in every county across this country... And the cartels are funding them... Anyone high up that gets caught goes to "club-fed" and watches satellite T.V. in their private room and has conjugal visits by escorts.... And the slave-class gets to fight over enough reprocessed soy proteins to have enough nourishment to live...

Horrible and the accepted standards of quality of "food" for inmates is outrageous... Prison should have never become a "for-profit" enterprise...

But that's our culture, prisons everywhere, wars everywhere, and views that differ from tacit approval in the national political debate is completely demonized...

Oh-no, we can't have anymore "terrorists".... To bad terrorists already run the country.....

If the truth be told, American's would be shocked to find out how embedded the drug cartels really are in US politics on both a local and national level, as well as their involvement with our largest banks who launder their money.

I don't find it surprising that cartel money is finding its way into the hands of some politicians and law enforcement officers. From the cartels point this is money well spent. Doesn't get the public's back up and avoids headlines, while accomplishing their goals - to continue.

NiceN said;"end prohibition and constitute regulation" With that sentiment I couldn't agree more. As the problem is already here this is the only course that makes any sense at all. At least for the public.

The fate of the marijuana issue in Ca. is a fact I still have trouble accepting. I felt sure, this time, that common sense would prevail. I thought that if any state could do it, it would be CA. It grates. Why the voters agreed to continue an archaic law passes all reason. The statistics are self evident. Yet here we are.

It's common knowledge that the US drug problem pales only to the economy. The continued prohibition encourages lawlessness; where it's repeal would unite US citizens and aid in problem #1. I just can't believe it. How stupid are we? The characterizations of marijuana advocates during this legalization attempt were straight out of the 60's. 50 years ago.

I ask myself why does our govt want this to continue? I wish I had an answer for that. The gov. did not cast the votes, the citizens did. Looking at whats to be gained vs. what's to be lost with legalization should leave no doubt in anyone's mind which would be the better choice.

I love my country. Served it during the VietNam war. Yet because I choose a less harmful recreational drug than alcohol I'm branded a criminal. I'm not a criminal. To you young folks, keep it up. It's worth fighting for. Doubt now I'll live to see it. Somebody carry the banner for me, okay?

The drug cartels have influence in the DOJ. Does Fast and Furious sound familar?

duh... people are so ignorant when it comes to our drug dealing govt... so easily is oliver north, "freeway" ricky ross, and other accounts of drug involvement forgotten when it comes to our govt.... why? when we have hundred of thousands of people locked up for minor drug offenses.

AHA HA HA HA who would have thought that our Government worked hand in hand with the drug cartels. well besides most of us here.??

I hope someone blows this scandal wide open.

This is seriously huge.

Yes, they want tougher laws against all drugs including Marijuana and they are actively fighting ALL of the Medicinal and Legalization efforts. They spend Millions on TV ads to fight legalization and Many more millions on Political contributions which is now Easy because of the recent SCOTUS decision. Cartels and Foreign Governments have more influence over most of our politicians than the people do because of their Massive amounts of money.

I know that their propaganda is working because a relative that formerly had no opinion about legalization is now an active campaigner against All legalization and medicalization efforts in his state after he said “I found out on TV how Bad it would be to allow drugs to be legalized because the government would give them to our kids in convenience stores!” He is such an IDIOT that nobody in the family ever tries to change his mind about anything, we all know it is useless. The problem is that our education system has gotten so bad that there are more and more people like him these days. Oh, by the way, did I mention that he is a high school dropout, (“I know everything I Need to know”), and a dues paying Tea Party member?

The ONLY way to destroy the Cartels is to Legalize drugs, (All of them!), but legalizing Marijuana alone would cripple them!

What organization has the immorality and access to coordinate all of the corruption and rampant crime from drugs, weapons, bribery, off-shore laundering, no-bid war contracts, private armies, wall st swindles, torture and other war crimes, etc? When did the Mafia merge or acquisition the Republican Party?

Just like Gus on Breaking Bad.

they set up these cartels and of course are going to profit from them. Wachovia is Chase now for just that reason.

Who do you think supplies the party favors to our government crooks? If the American government really wanted to end the narco violence, it would end prohibition and constitute regulation. This strategy also plays more into government pockets by means of the private prison system and flailing health care.