A BUSTED 'WAR ON DRUGS'

Re "730 in U.S. arrested in cartel probe," Feb. 26

The Times' map and article detailing the "success" in busting the
Sinaloa drug gang in the United States seem to me to be instead an
illustration of the abject failure of our drug policies.

How in God's name can anyone associated with the anti-drug
establishment think the fact that a single drug gang from Mexico was
able to infiltrate so deeply into our country and operate long enough
to amass billions of dollars demonstrates a shining example of the
success of the "war on drugs"?

I'm 71 years old and have been hearing about this war my entire adult
life. In that time, the only accomplishment has been that many have
had lifelong careers fighting drugs. Isn't it about time we tried
something different?

Charles Muser

Irvine