Ivory and the Drug War

The New York Times has a video on the increasing destructive trade in ivory.  While there are certainly unique circumstances in the area, there are many similarities between banning drugs and banning ivory.  Both bans increase the lucrativeness of the trade.  At the same time, those who engage in the banned trade have an added incentive to use violence.  And in both, the governmental response calls for increased militarization of the police.   Finally, there seems to be no endgame in sight.