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...Smith, wrote in the June 16 issue: "An epidemic is abroad in America, as pervasive and dangerous in its way as the plagues of medieval times." TIME has given cover attention to drug use in the workplace and the antidrug crusade led by President and Mrs. Reagan. But the DEA, after a city-by-city survey of crack's availability, asserted in a report that the result of media attention "has been a distortion of the public perception of the extent of crack...
...DEA said the drug "generally is not available" in some major cities, * including Chicago, Philadelphia and New Orleans, and is not widely available in many other metropolitan areas. In addition, contrary to some news reports, the DEA found little evidence that crack use had spread from inner cities to many suburbs. The study concluded, "Crack presently appears to be a secondary rather than primary problem in most areas." Ironically, the DEA report received little coverage: it did not make the CBS or the ABC network newscasts that night, was passed up by the New York Times and ran on page...
...federal interdiction forces -- divided between Customs, DEA and the Immigration and Naturalization Service -- are also improving their capability. Those in Florida have acquired souped-up boats with catamaran racing hulls, called stingers, and radar operating out of tethered balloons to keep watch on low-flying planes. The feds along the Mexican land border have long felt neglected, but that is supposed to change under Operation Alliance, an ambitious interdiction plan announced in mid-August by Vice President George Bush. The Customs forces along the border are to be strengthened by 350 new officers, a 30% increase, and INS will...
...countries in which they operate, DEA agents in Mexico work under tight legal constraints. The 30 or so agents, most of them Mexican Americans, are not allowed to make arrests, seize illicit drugs or even question suspects. Though formally attached to the U.S. embassy, they mainly work undercover with paid informers. Much of the time, they are relatively powerless. Says one enforcement officer: "Intelligence is the only game we play down here. For example, some Chicago families have direct links with the Durango Mafia. We listen to the street talk and occasionally we get a report that so many...
...meantime, the DEA agents are growing increasingly weary of their dangerous and often fruitless Mexican duty. That deepening sense of frustration was recently voiced by one drawn DEA man who was counting the days until he could leave. "In some places," the agent complained, "you have to work your tail off, but at the end of the day you know you've accomplished something. Not here. I just want...