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1US CO: Editorial: The West's Meth EpidemicThu, 28 Aug 2003
Source:Denver Post (CO)          Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:08/29/2003

The rural West is being invaded by small-time operators cranking out illegal methamphetamine and fouling the wide-open spaces with toxic residues. Called "box labs" because all the equipment fits into a cardboard box, clandestine meth labs are moving from trashy urban motels and trailer parks to places like Montana's wheat-rich "Golden Triangle" or the Nebraska Panhandle.

The meth trade, once dominated by outlaw biker gangs, now has gained a cottage-industry segment, although most "crank" on the streets still comes from Mexican super-labs.

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2 US KY: Drug Task Force Facing InvestigationFri, 29 Aug 2003
Source:Gleaner, The (Henderson, KY)          Area:Kentucky Lines:79 Added:08/29/2003

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The FBI is investigating expenditures from a methamphetamine grant given to the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force, said an attorney representing the western Kentucky law enforcement group.

The director of the task force based in Hopkinsville was also named in a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment.

The FBI in Louisville served a subpoena to Cheyenne Albro, task force director, on May 12 for records pertaining to the grant, said Christian County Attorney Mike Foster, who represents the task force.

Since then, the FBI has not asked for additional information or requested officials to appear for federal grand jury questioning, Foster said.

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3 US: Danger Rising For Federal Land Officers, Group SaysThu, 28 Aug 2003
Source:Daily Camera (CO) Author:Gehrke, Robert Area:United States Lines:83 Added:08/29/2003

WASHINGTON (AP) - Patrolling federal lands is becoming more and more dangerous, a group tracking attacks on the officers said Wednesday, citing two park rangers killed in the line of duty in 2002 and an overall increase in threats and violence.

A list of incidents last year includes a park ranger killed along the Mexican border, officers who were shot at by a marijuana farmer, a run-in with a chainsaw-wielding tree poacher, and a slew of threats and intimidation.

"These aren't just low-level arguments that escalated. These are people who are willing to enact pretty hard-core violence," said Eric Wingerter, national field director for the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

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4US TX: OPED: Tulia Not As Rare As We ThinkWed, 27 Aug 2003
Source:Dallas Morning News (TX) Author:Harrell, Will Area:Texas Lines:Excerpt Added:08/29/2003

More than four years after the infamous Tulia bust, Gov. Rick Perry finally has allowed justice to be served by acting on the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles' recommendation to pardon the 35 convicted defendants whose cases were pending before the State Court of Criminal Appeals. Mr. Perry's action offers a rare opportunity to feel proud of our state leaders after a summer of bitter partisan battling. We are grateful to the governor for doing the right thing.

But our battle is far from over.

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5 Canada: LTE: Canada Is A Haven For Drug TraffickingFri, 29 Aug 2003
Source:National Post (Canada) Author:McTeague, Dan Area:Canada Lines:49 Added:08/29/2003

Re: A Dopey Lobby, editorial, Aug. 27.

Has the National Post no memory? Can it not recall the multitude of media reports on the dim view the Americans have given the proposed bill to reform our cannabis laws and how their concerns could lead to tighter restrictions at our borders?

Perhaps some of the senior minions at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade -- ever vigilant for subversive activities of Liberal backbenchers as they are, and their political masters in the Prime Minister's Office who most likely assisted in providing the trumped-up little story to the press to twist about a group of pesky backbenchers getting out of line -- should put their names on a ballot come the next election.

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6 UK: LTE: Where Will This Liberal Drug Policy Lead Us?Mon, 25 Aug 2003
Source:East Anglian Daily Times (UK) Author:Kerridge, John Area:United Kingdom Lines:39 Added:08/29/2003

Sir- There has to be a first time for everything but I find myself in total agreement with Tim Young (EADT, Aug 8) and his objection to the Colchester stall holder who is selling drugs paraphernalia.

However; the leader of Colchester council's Labour group should be careful not to find himself "off message" with No 10's "thought police" and the decidedly softly softly approach to drugs by the Home Office.

They are already failing to meet (yet another) promise to provide professional help to released drug offenders.

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7US HI: Weed & Seed Expansion ApprovedFri, 29 Aug 2003
Source:Honolulu Advertiser (HI) Author:Gonser, James Area:Hawaii Lines:Excerpt Added:08/29/2003

The U.S. Department of Justice has approved the expansion of the Weed & Seed law enforcement program from the Kalihi-Palama/Chinatown site both west into Kalihi Valley and east into the Ala Moana area.

U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo made the announcement yesterday at Central Middle School and said the program has been very effective in fighting crime and rebuilding troubled neighborhoods by bringing federal money and federal penalties to bear.

Officials say the designation will be key to cleaning up an area where Kubo said drug violations are more than double the state average and the number of family offenses, including domestic violence, outstrip those statewide.

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8US HI: Editorial: More Drug Treatment, But It's No Silver BulletFri, 29 Aug 2003
Source:Honolulu Advertiser (HI)          Area:Hawaii Lines:Excerpt Added:08/29/2003

More and more, drug treatment is figuring prominently -- and properly -- as the favored solution to our state's galloping drug problem.

At a hearing this week, for instance, state lawmakers were told that the number of adults admitted to publicly financed treatment programs for crystal methamphetamine use nearly doubled since 1998.

It must double again, soon, and then double again.

They also heard, yet again, that treatment is far cheaper than the long-run costs of untreated drug addiction, as it leads to broken families, crime, incarceration and broken health.

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9 US HI: Weed & Seed Is GrowingFri, 29 Aug 2003
Source:Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI) Author:Fong, Elizabeth Area:Hawaii Lines:64 Added:08/29/2003

The Kalihi-Palama/Chinatown Site Is Expanding

Oahu's Weed & Seed program has proved to be so successful that it is expanding into new neighborhoods.

The new Weed & Seed area will enlarge the first site in Kalihi-Palama/Chinatown to include an area bordered by Ala Moana, Kaheka, Sheridan and South King streets and also Kalihi Valley, U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo announced yesterday.

The residents of the area -- slightly more than 58,000 -- will be under the protection of the federal Weed & Seed program. That will include students at Farrington and McKinley high schools and more than half of Oahu's public-housing residents.

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10 US HI: New Club Drug Reaches HawaiiFri, 29 Aug 2003
Source:Maui News, The (HI)          Area:Hawaii Lines:59 Added:08/29/2003

HONOLULU (AP) -- A new club drug gaining popularity on the Mainland has reached the islands, and authorities are hoping to stop its spread before it becomes a big problem.

Federal authorities say the arrest this week of a Pearl Harbor sailor on suspicion of distributing AMT -- alpha-methyltryptamine -- is the first such arrest in the state.

''This is a new drug on the island, and we are still collecting intelligence about this drug culture,'' said Larry Burnett, director of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a partnership of federal, state and county law enforcement agencies that participated in the investigation.

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11 US HI: Editorial: We Need Fast Action To Fight Crystal MethFri, 29 Aug 2003
Source:Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI)          Area:Hawaii Lines:58 Added:08/29/2003

THE ISSUE - A state survey indicates that more isle residents were treated last year for 'ice' abuse than for alcohol and marijuana abuse combined.

NEW figures compiled by the state confirm that crystal methamphetamine is the most addictive drug in Hawaii, and the problem is growing at a frightening pace. A legislative task force and the Lingle administration are embarked on efforts to deal with the nascent crisis and should work together in combating it through treatment and prevention.

Six years ago, 22 percent of drug-treatment admissions in Hawaii were for methamphetamine, far greater even then than in any other state. Figures compiled by the state Department of Health's alcohol and drug abuse division from a survey of state-funded, community-based treatment facilities indicate that the number of adults treated for "ice" addiction has nearly doubled since 1998. More adults were treated last year for ice addiction than for alcohol and marijuana abuse combined.

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