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1US CA: Picture Book Warns Against Meth TradeFri, 24 Nov 2006
Source:Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA) Author:Burke, Garance Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:11/27/2006

California Targets Immigrants With Familiar Medium

MERCED, Calif. -- Fotonovelas -- pocket-sized picture books popular in Mexico -- have gotten a California makeover that authorities hope persuades immigrant laborers to resist the easy-money temptation of the methamphetamine trade.

Thousands in the meth-plagued Central Valley have read the bilingual graphic-novel story of Jose, a farmworker who creates tragedy for his family by working for a drug ring. "No Vale La Pena," or "It's Not Worth It," has inspired a Spanish-language docudrama, and police agencies from Tennessee to Colorado have requested copies of both projects.

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2US CA: Anti-Meth Story Now Powerful DocudramaFri, 24 Nov 2006
Source:Modesto Bee, The (CA) Author:Burke, Garance Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:11/27/2006

Made For Latinos, Movie Springs From A Fotonovela

Fotonovelas -- pocket-sized picture books popular in Mexico -- have gotten a California makeover that authorities hope persuades immigrant laborers to resist the easy-money temptation of the methamphetamine trade.

Thousands in the meth-plagued Central Valley have read the bilingual story of Jose, a farmworker who creates tragedy for his family by working for a drug ring. "No Vale La Pena," or "It's Not Worth It," has inspired a Spanish-language docudrama. Police from Tennessee to Colorado have requested copies of both projects.

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3 US: Web: Calif Pot Crackdown May Net More ArrestsThu, 23 Jun 2005
Source:ABC News (US Web) Author:Burke, Garance Area:United States Lines:70 Added:06/25/2005

Agents Say Marijuana Crackdown in San Francisco Could Lead to More Arrests

Authorities described this week's raids on San Francisco pot clubs as one of the largest drug crackdowns in the area in recent memory, and said the arrests were the first step in uncovering a major international drug operation.

U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan said agents raided three pot clubs that operated as fronts for marijuana and Ecstasy trafficking, and warned that federal drug laws would be strictly enforced even in cities tolerant of medical marijuana.

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