Pubdate: Thu, 27 Jan 2011
Source: Times Leader  (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
Copyright: 2011 The Times Leader
Contact:  http://www.timesleader.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/933
Author: Joe Hardisky
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v11/n033/a10.html

DRUG LAW ENFORCERS HAVE RESIDENT'S FULL SUPPORT

Upon reading Pete Blanchard's letter to the editor ("Was drug arrest 
just a big show?" Jan. 16), I felt that a response was needed. I 
couldn't believe that Pete apparently felt the incident involving the 
alleged selling drugs out of Ali Abualburak's house was a "small case."

I was astonished to read how insignificant it was viewed by this young person.

Selling drugs in any form is against the law and, more important, it 
can affect the "customers"  redirecting them from healthy and 
productive lives to ones of social and financial destruction. Once 
they become "hooked," it's now the taxpayers who will be required to 
finance the burden to meet all the social and medical issues 
associated with these customers' use of drugs.

I supported the Back Mountain police and Luzerne County Drug Task 
Force in their action on Jan. 7 to stop this supposed drug sale operation.

I'm sure all law-abiding citizens in the Back Mountain region want to 
continue to support our law enforcement officials as they continue to 
shut down these types of operations and hold those accountable to the 
fullest letter of the law.

Joe Hardisky Dallas
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