The Drugs Keep Coming
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="decriminalize">decriminalize</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marijuana">marijuana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="marijuana">marijuana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="addictive">addictive</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="legalized">legalized</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="marijuana">marijuana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="filthy">filthy</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>.</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span>? <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="stumbled">stumbled</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="submarines">submarines</span>, <span word="containing">containing</span> 500 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span>. <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="submarines">submarines</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Enforcement">Enforcement</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Colombian">Colombian</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="lords">lords</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> 55-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="subs">subs</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="Reportedly">Reportedly</span>, <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="lords">lords</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="cannon">cannon</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-<span word="ton">ton</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> 500 <span word="miles">miles</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cannon">cannon</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> 2-<span word="ton">ton</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span>, <span word="marijuana">marijuana</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="lords">lords</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>, <span word="undetected">undetected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cactuses">cactuses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scorpions">scorpions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="underground">underground</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="lords">lords</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="transporting">transporting</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="DEA">DEA</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cannon">cannon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="proves">proves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="DEA">DEA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>.</p>
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