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Get Busted for Marijuana, Work as Police Informant, Get Killed? How the Drug War Turns Arrests Into Deaths

Tony Newman, AlterNet. January 13, 2012.

No one has ever died from smoking marijuana. But getting busted with a small amount of marijuana has led to countless tragic deaths.

Florida Will Pay $2.6 Million for Wrongful Death of 23-Year-Old Informant Murdered During a Sting

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. January 9, 2012.

After Rachel Hoffman was busted and agreed to become a snitch in 2008, Tallahassee police sent her out into a dangerous new world, until a "buy-bust" sting took her life.

Insane U.S. Strategy Feeds Guns to Mexican Drug Lords

Michelle Garcia, Salon. November 17, 2011.

Amid a violent war the government helped escalate, The United States shielded and provided arms for a dangerous cartel.

Computer Hackers Allege That Notorious Neo-Nazi Radio Host Is on FBI Payroll

Mark Potok, SPLC's Hate Watch. January 19, 2008.

After allegations emerge that key white supremacist figure Hal Turner may be a government informant, experts warn FBI crossed the line.