Pubdate: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 Source: Dallas Morning News (TX) Copyright: 2003 The Dallas Morning News Contact: http://www.dallasnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/117 Author: Doug Bedell DRUG PARAPHERNALIA HOSTS UNDER INDICTMENT The US Justice Department has indicted 11 Web site operators accused of selling illegal devices that include bongs and holders for marijuana cigarettes. In an unusual step, Attorney General John Ashcroft says the government will ask a US District Court in Pittsburgh to point the sites to a Web page at the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA site would explain why the Web sites are offline. "With the advent of the Internet, the illegal drug paraphernalia industry has exploded," Mr. Ashcroft said. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens