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...this week's cover story on the war against heroin, TIME correspondents talked not only with narcotics agents round the world but with the growers, smugglers and dealers they pursue. It was reporting on a life-and-death matter to hundreds of thousands of people, and it had a generous share of dramatic moments...
...Downtown Hospital and witnessed on the street below a long session of bargaining between several Chinese drug traffickers and an undercover agent with $200,000 in cash. The final "connection" took place several blocks away, followed within minutes by flashing police lights, drawn guns, and the biggest New York heroin haul of the summer...
...Montreal, Stringer Kendal Windeyer had a few minutes of excitement after interviewing a heroin dealer in a local bar. Two undercover agents at a nearby table unexpectedly approached and arrested the pusher. As Windeyer fumbled for change to pay for the drinks and follow the police, he discovered in his pocket three glassine bags that had been planted there by his guest. Worried that the police would question him as soon as they found their suspect "clean," Windeyer went straight to the men's room. "Somewhere in the sewage system of western Montreal," he reports, "there is a couple...
...bills. Then the General led one of the agents off on a meandering excursion that ended up in a Chinatown sportswear shop. There it was the agent's turn to inspect the wares: a cardboard box packed with 14 plastic bags containing 20 Ibs. of pure No. 4 white heroin from Southeast Asia. Street value: $10 million...
...most remarkable revelation of the study is the ease with which addicts deceived their employers. They usually injected their heroin in the men's room, where they could experience the initial rush of euphoria undisturbed. This might last up to 20 minutes. They were careful to shoot only enough heroin to prevent withdrawal symptoms, not enough to get conspicuously high. If one began to nod, he moved around quickly to hide his drowsiness. If he was questioned about odd behavior, the favorite excuse was fatigue from lack of sleep caused by family problems. Older addicts also used the excuse...