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US TX: Patrol Troopers Seize $100 Million In Drugs For Year

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1099/a10.html
Newshawk: Herb
Pubdate: Mon, 07 Jul 2003
Source: Beaumont Enterprise (TX)
Copyright: 2003 Beaumont Enterprise
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Website: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1024

PATROL TROOPERS SEIZE $100 MILLION IN DRUGS FOR YEAR

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers on traffic patrol have seized illegal drugs valued at more than $100 million for the third consecutive year.

The 2002 statistics released Monday by the Traffic Law Enforcement Division show that DPS troopers intercepted illegal drugs valued at $123.8 million while on routine patrol duty.

Texas troopers have led the nation in highway drug seizures for the last several years, the DPS said.

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