How Human Trafficking Has Become a Defense for Accused Drug Dealers
Mar 29, 2023
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In two recent drug prosecution trials in San Francisco, defense teams have argued that some people accused of selling drugs are immigrants who have been forced to commit the crime in order to pay off debts, or face violence by cartels and coyotes. Reporter Megan Cassidy joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about that legal strategy, and how it may be consequential for future drug prosecution trials. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod