War on Drugs

Breakup of Drug Ring Is Momentary Victory

Finding and Link Duff Wilson (2007, September 29). Breakup of Drug Ring Is Momentary Victory. New York Times (Late Edition (east Coast)), p. D.5. Retrieved November 14, 2007, from National Newspapers (5) database. (Document ID: 1345158861).

Summary/Reconstruction It's not a dragon, it's a hydra, [Anthony Roberts] said in a telephone interview yesterday. Once there's a gap in the market, people fill that gap. We figured we would have a big impact if we shut down Mexico, one of the investigators said. What we didn't see coming is we created a much larger and more complex problem for the D.E.A. We didn't hit the source. We haven't even scrubbed the surface yet, one investigator said. We're essentially dismantling the industry.

Name (Scott Ratterman) CTResearcher 10:41, 14 November 2007 (PST)