"We do not believe that there is sufficient evidence at the moment to support the case for removing criminal penalties for the major production or supply offences of most drugs, " it said.

BBC: Possessing small amount of drugs 'should not be crime'

The case, which has been characterized in the press as a "major blow" to a criminal statute that has become the darling of the prosecutor's nursery, involved Jeffrey Skilling, who served as Enron's chief executive officer for seven scandalous months in 2001 prior to its infamous bankruptcy.

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