The study found that 80 percent of the people convicted of drug trafficking did not use drugs themselves. In fact. more bank robbers. 35 percent. used narcotics than did traffickers. Only 36 percent of all investigations into drug violations presented to U.S. attorneys resulted in imprisonment. The imprisonment rate for bank robbers was 47 percent. The Department of Justice study reviews eight major offenses: drugs. bank robberies. illegal weapons. embezzlement. fraud. forgery. immigration. and larceny. The conviction rate in drug cases was the lowest of all the crimes studied. at 76 percent. Softhearted judges have allowed low bails to be a cost of doing business for drug kingpins. as only a few cases make clear.
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