In fairness, people keep blaming the police and I think that's wrong to do so. The blame belongs with the courts and the court system. Police will gladly bust drug operations, but there is often not much incentive to do so. Bust a dealer and he's out in two months. Bust him again and he's out in three months. So a department can spend a year to gather evidence for a case against dealkers and have the damned bust thrown back at them by a judge who wants leniency for a misguided fellow who has been caught for the first time.