Miami Vice, Police Don’t Pay

I saw Miami Vice last night.  It struck me as a comment on the stupidity of our Drug War.
This post contains spoilers related to the current movie Miami Vice.

Let’s look at the total value our intrepid detectives:

Good Guys

1. Seize one load of drugs (the final one).
2. Kill a bunch of random Aryan Brotherhood and Columbian disposable people, delaying recruiting efforts by days.
3. Kill one crooked Columbian Lieutenant.
4. Figure out there is an FBI leak ‘somewhere in Washington, D.C.’
5. Deny services of one money launderer accountant to bad guys.

Bad Guys

1. Rid self of a crooked Columbian Lieutenant.
2. Get two loads of drugs, plus random Russian crates, into the country courtesy of Miami Vice.
3. Kill two FBI agents, wound one Miami Vice officer, and wound one family member of costar.
4. Take big bucket of cash from dead FBI agents.

If the plot had not taken a turn for the worse, the Miami Vice team would happily be running drugs today.

Perhaps the best solution for law enforcement is to stop dealing drugs?