Some news stories do leave the impression that arresting drug dealers is not very important to the politicians anymore. Maybe there's just too much money out there that can be steered in any direction needed to take the heat off them. http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2014/01/07/dea-u-s-attorneys-secretly-met-with-drug-cartels-in-mexico-to-obtain-info-on-rivals/