It's Not a War on Pot...

It just looks that way. Shreveport Times:

MANSFIELD — Fifty vehicles stopped on various traffic violations Friday on Interstate 49 yielded 16 arrests on various drug offenses and 46 traffic violations, DeSoto Parish Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle said Monday in a news release.

The Tri-Parish Drug Task Force, DeSoto and Red River sheriff's deputies conducted the criminal interdiction detail using the drug-sniffing dogs assigned to the task force. Motorists were stopped for a variety of traffic violations and searches were conducted with the drivers' consent after the drug dogs alerted to the possible presence of drugs

"Various drug offenses"...I'll clue you in. They were all charged with marijuana possession (or intent to distribute), or paraphernalia. One guy also had some pills, but all 16 were charged with possession. A microcosm of the larger War on Drugs. Take a look.

And what's not to love about a tactic that involves pulling people over for tossing a cigarette butt out their car window, only so you can have your drug dog do some sniffing. Seems kosher, right?