Chapter 283: A New Dawn in the History of World Drug Prohibition!
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This is just bluffing, trying to scare people.
Under what circumstances would humanity be annihilated?
To be honest, even if the five good men sitting below collectively threw nukes, they wouldn't necessarily wipe out humanity.
But that's exaggerating the matter.
Otherwise, how would one attract attention?
Isn't this the code for traffic?
One of the "big Vs," nicknamed "African Wild Dog" from Gambia, did just that by suddenly claiming he could wipe out the Soviet Union within three days; and although the whole world laughed at him,
for a moment, the world's attention was on him, and everyone knew – damn, there's such a tough big brother in Africa?
This piqued quite a bit of interest and even during the "monetization" stage, the Yanks were happy to provide Gambia with plenty of interest-free loans.
Yo-ho, as long as you speak ill of the Soviets, you're a friend of us Yanks, a good citizen.
Victor's opening remarks had many of the countries below starting to sit up and take notice, especially the small countries, all tense and fearful of any incident that might implicate them.
"I'm not spouting nonsense. According to information gathered and estimates by the Mexican Drug Enforcement Agency in the first half of the year, the global seizure of amphetamine-type stimulants has already reached over 210 tonnes, with East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the North American region being the primary areas, followed by Central Asia, Western Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, indicating that these areas are the main production and consumption zones for amphetamine-type drugs!"
"And for other types of drugs, just in Mexico alone, as much as 721 tonnes were intercepted, involving up to 210,000 people!"
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Statistical figures began to flicker on the large screen behind Victor, "Globally, there are close to 250 million drug users, and the number of deaths due to drug overdoses each year reaches millions!"
"The direct economic losses are incalculable."
"Ladies and gentlemen, you should understand the meaning and significance behind these figures, and if we do not stop drugs, our younger generations will be completely subjugated by them, becoming prisoners to the substances. Just think about it, in the next few decades, when your successor sits in the office of your country, using drugs, it would be nothing less than irony."
Numbers don't lie.
Which country present here hasn't suffered from the drug problem?
The United States?
The great drug dens of Mexico are right next door.
The Soviet Union?
In the era of the benevolent father, you could say policies were strict, but by the 1980s, drugs were being trafficked in from Afghanistan. Wasn't that so-called "Beatles" culture all about doing drugs and playing with women?
It was relatively strict, offenders were sent to rehab if caught.
But after political instability, this trend became more apparent.
"And the violence and crime stemming from drug trafficking have exploded." Victor pointed to the image behind him, displaying a mass of skeletons laid out in an empty field, with police tallying the scene.
"This is after Mexico reclaimed Sinaloa, where 1,171 corpses were discovered in a valley, including 697 females, with the rest being males and young children. They suffered significant harm before death..."
Victor, bracing himself on the lectern, stared at them, "Forensic experts identified that they had undergone kidney surgeries before their deaths, meaning their organs had been sold!"
Wow!!
This really caused a stir.
Many delegates began whispering to one another.
"Drug trafficking-related violence is far beyond just that. In Mexico in 1989, there were over 121 mayoral candidates assassinated, and even 60 presidential candidates – it's horrifying..."
"We can't sit idly by, waiting while continually retreating; those drug traffickers will always advance one step further! They are testing our limits, so I believe that when it comes to facing drug traffickers, the only solution is to kill them!"
"Their corpses should appear in the sea, in the lava, on the deserts, in the mouths of wild beasts. We must kill them with bullets and any tool at our disposal. Drug traffickers must die! Drug users must die! This must become the norm!"
His "violent doctrine" made people uncomfortable.
The Spanish delegate, who was already displeased with Victor, raised his hand, "Sir, do you know how many people you are talking about killing?"
"Do you intend to eliminate everyone related to drugs? That's not realistic."
"Why isn't it realistic? Have you tried? Without trying, of course, there's only failure. We are taking action, the people of Mexico are taking action. Since the start of the comprehensive anti-drug campaign against traffickers, we have sacrificed more than 12,000 police officers, soldiers, and various patriots!!"
Victor pointed at him, "Are you expressing sympathy for drug traffickers?"
The Spanish delegate's face stiffened, and he hastily waved his hand, "Don't talk nonsense, of course not!"
Political correctness today is still very much against drugs.
Haven't you noticed the British delegate is keeping quiet now?
After all, they used opium to bully many people in the past, so if they spoke up now, they would certainly face criticism.
"Only those who have experienced the same pain can understand the importance of the anti-drug cause. Ladies and gentlemen, students from Mexico made a short film, please take a look," Victor pointed to the large screen behind him.
Everyone shifted in their seats, sitting upright.
The short film began...
The background was dark and grey.
In a photography studio, a photographer spoke up, "Could you smile for us?"
Standing opposite was a soldier, fully armed, determined, his eyes wide, "No."
And beside him, a woman looked at him, "Why won't you tell me? You didn't have to go."
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