EDWARD BOYD: “I know quite a few people in law enforcement. A few of them are narcotics detectives with local law enforcement agencies and one is with the DEA. About two weeks ago, one of the local detectives (with the Phoenix Police Department) told me that the street price of methamphetamine, cocaine, and non-hydroponic marijuana has risen since the Feds deployed national guard troops at the border. He also said that large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine are a lot harder to find right now. He said that a rise in the price of marijuana is common during the summer because of the growing/harvesting season, but he thought that the price spike for cocaine and methamphetamine was unusual. After he told me that, I made a point to ask my friend in the DEA if he was observing the same thing. He said that he only been working methamphetamine investigations lately, so he couldn’t comment on cocaine and marijuana. He confirmed that the price of meth has risen lately and that he’s aware of at least one large-scale undercover deal that fell through because the suppliers claimed that they couldn’t get that much product up from Mexico.”

Hmm. I’d be surprised if it made that much of a difference.