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...Judge Francis Young ruled that marijuana is "one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man" and should be classified, like morphine and cocaine, as illegal for the general public but available by prescription. The administrative-law judge's ruling can, and probably will, be overturned by the DEA itself with the backing of parents' groups, police officials and nations cooperating with the U.S. antidrug efforts. DEA COUNSEL WILL BE FILING VIGOROUS EXCEPTION TO THE FINDINGS, read a cable from DEA headquarters to its field offices...
After more than five years of plummeting prices, inflation has hit the cocaine trade: the Drug Enforcement Administration reports that coke prices in South Florida are on the rise. Three months ago, undercover DEA agents could buy coke wholesale for as little as $13,000 a kilogram. Today they can rarely bargain dealers to lower than $16,000. Some DEA agents believe dealers are trying to recoup losses. Cocaine seizures in Florida and the Caribbean have more than doubled in the past year...
...antipot campaign Operation Stop Crop 1988, but critics call it "borderline insanity." Says Doug McVay, project coordinator for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: "What they're talking about here is a rape of the environment that may end up poisoning some people." The DEA subsequently clarified its announcement, saying paraquat would be sprayed only on private land...
Some authorities consider their efforts futile. "In law enforcement, I don't think we're having an effect," says Ken Walton, a former Detroit FBI agent. "I don't see anything positive on the horizon. I see no good news." Says DEA Agent Stutman: "Essentially, law enforcement can only provide holding action until treatment and prevention make a difference...
...elaborate scheme, the Mafia used South American cocaine to buy heroin in Italy for resale in U.S. markets. Rather than seize individual drug couriers, DEA agents followed them to ferret out their network. The new scheme seemed to produce results, although some of the friendships formed along the way were obviously short-lived...