Pubdate: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 Source: Dallas Morning News (TX) Copyright: 2005 The Dallas Morning News Contact: http://www.dallasnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/117 Author: Dan Poole Note: Strict 200 word count limit on letters Note: Strict 600 word count limit on guest column CONGRATULATIONS Dallas replaces Miami as drugs-cartel central in the United States. When does Dallas get its own television show, like CSI: Miami and CSI: New York, to help stop cartels from moving to Dallas up Interstate 35? Perhaps the FBI could help; but it is investigating local politicians. Or the DEA; but it is bogged down in paperwork. Or border patrol; but it is shorthanded, and this is dirty work. Or the Dallas County Sheriff's Department; but its computer is on the blink, and it's lost track of prisoners. Or the Texas Rangers; but they are policing in Laredo because of the killings in Nuevo Laredo. Or perhaps local police departments in area cities, with Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle and his troops leading, can stop drug distribution, sales and money laundering. Let's go, Dallas and area cities: Send the cartel to prison. Then there will be a happy ending to CSI: Dallas. Make it short and sweet. Dan Poole Duncanville - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin