Cops Shut Down Hacker Drug Ring
A Dutch drug ring employed a group of Belgian hackers to reroute two tons (1,814 kilograms) of cocaine and heroin into their waiting arms — but the police nabbed them just before they could carry out their devious plan. Full story
US judge in Microsoft antitrust case dies at 76
Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a historic Microsoft antitrust case and the drug possession trial of former Mayor Marion Barry, has died. Full story
Drug cartel debt collector proud of killing 30: Alabama police
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A self-styled collector for a Mexican drug cartel who confessed to more than 30 murders after he was arrested last month saw himself as a person who cleansed the world of bad and abusive people, the investigator in the case said on Friday. Full story
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Self-professed hitman admits to drug cartel killings
A man suspected in a cold case double-murder in Florida has told authorities he killed more than 30 people in his work as a debt collector for a Mexican drug cartel, deputies said. WESH’s Dave McDaniel reports.
A whistleblower, in the actual sense of the word
Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, author of The Last Line, joins The Cycle to speak about what happens when you don't use the internet to seek justice.
How much do you really know about drugs?
Columbia University professor Carl Hart joins the Melissa Harris-Perry panel to talk about the “crack baby” myths and greater issues with the war on drugs.
How can you train a force to police without profiling?
Salt Lake City police chief Chris Burbank joins Melissa Harris-Perry for a continued discussion on New York’s “stop and frisk” policy, and how authorities in Salt Lake City are trying to change racial bias in policing.
ACLU report lays bare truth about national drug policy
A report by the ACLU took an in-depth look at the enforcement of marijuana possession laws. They found black people are nearly four times more likely to be arrested as white people who light up at the same rates. Melissa Harris-Perry’s panel continues the discussion.
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