Pubdate: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 Source: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram (TX) Copyright: 2007 Los Angeles Times Contact: http://www.star-telegram.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/162 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/walters.htm (Walters, John) WAR ON DRUGS WORKING, DRUG CZAR SAYS COLOMBIA -- Interruptions of the flow of cocaine to the U.S. are causing street prices to rise, a sign that the war on drugs is working, the White House drug czar, John Walters, said here Thursday. He told reporters that interdictions in Colombia, in other countries along cocaine transit routes and on the open seas were reducing supplies. His assessment was based on price and purity data from 37 major U.S. cities. Street cocaine prices rose 44 percent, to an average $136.93 per pure gram, from January to September, he said. Others say it might only reflect the fact that more Colombian cocaine is being shipped to Europe, where it can fetch higher prices. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake