article_snippet.sent: In court papers, FedEx's lawyers offer the example of an airline whose sole activity was flying controlled substances from Jamaica to Miami.
article_snippet.sent: According to the indictment, from at least as early as 2004, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, and members of Congress put FedEx on notice that illegal Internet pharmacies were using the Food and Drug Administration shipping services to distribute controlled substances and prescription drugs in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and numerous state laws.
article_snippet.sent: the indictment alleges that as early as 2004, FedEx knew that FedEx was delivering drugs to dealers and addicts.
article_snippet.sent: The DOJ is making the argument that even though FedEx carries and delivers whatever is handed to The DOJ by the public, FedEx knew or should have known in specific instances that The DOJ was involving The DOJ in suspicious drug activity.
article_snippet.sent: The government in these cases gets to impose The government in these cases will and policy upon large corporations -- in this case, The government in these cases would be to force FedEx to help law enforcement in policing shady pharmaceutical transportation.
highlights_snippet.sent: Justice Department prosecuting FedEx over unauthorized shipment of drugs .
  