In recent years, confiscating “drug money” has become an ever-increasing priority of the Texas Department of Public Safety. According to a recent two-part series in the Amarillo Globe-News, between January 1, 2005, and June 30, 2010, about $14.6 million in U.S. currency was seized by the Highway Patrol on the 178 mile stretch of Interstate-40 [...]
With an eye on the brutal drug wars in Mexico, Newsweek published a great report on the “never-ending war on drugs.” The report noted the futility of drug supply enforcement as a means to control drug availability in the United States. According to Robert Bonner, the former head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, the [...]
Under the provisions of §481.101 of the Health and Safety Code, controlled substances are divided into five penalty groups for the purpose of establishing penalties for the violation of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Penalty Group 4 is listed in §481.105. Penalty Group 4 consists of: (1) a compound, mixture, or preparation containing limited quantities [...]