Police Corruption

Cops continue to have problems keeping their hands off the drugs they come across. And they're developing problems with prescription pills, too.

There has been no holiday break in Mexico's prohibition-related mayhem, but it's now looking like 2011's death toll is going to be down from last year.

The Chronicle may have taken a week off, but drug prohibition-related police corruption didn't. Here is two weeks worth of corrupt cops.

There's big problems in the Nassau County, Florida, sheriff's office, and more drug prohibition-related police misconduct as well.

A Virginia sheriff gets raided, a sleazy Michigan cop gets busted, a New Jersey cop gets convicted, and several Oklahoma lawmen are headed to prison.

Busy, busy, busy! Quite a crew of miscreants this week, including a former national Sheriff of the Year.

It's prison guards gone wild this week, plus a really sleazy deputy gets a sweet deal and a 'roided cop takes a plea deal.

Facing prohibition-generated violence, the Honduran government has given the military full domestic policing powers.

Cops stealing dope from the evidence room, cops helping drug gangs, cops doing drug rip-offs to help drug gangs. Just another week of drug war law enforcement corruption.

Yet another Latin American politician comes out for legalization. This one is running for president in the Dominican Republic.