END NEW PROHIBITION

Re 'Arrests break up cocaine ring, DEA says' (news, Dec.
27):

As a police officer who fought in the trenches of the drug war in the
'70s, '80s and '90s, I was pleased that my colleague, DEA agent Randy
Benavente, did not make the usual statement that this bust would put a
dent in local supplies of cocaine. That was refreshing.

I regret that dedicated federal cops like Benavente continue to waste
precious time chasing cocaine instead of tracking down people who fly
airplanes into buildings. If one day you have a drug problem, see a
doctor.

Will we ever be as wise as our grandparents and end the New
Prohibition?

Howard J. Wooldridge

Virginia Beach