Pubdate: Sun, 25 Aug 2002
Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA)
Copyright: 2002 San Jose Mercury News
Contact:  http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/390

DEA ANNOUNCES SWEEP IN CENTRAL ASIA, EUROPE

A broad narcotics sweep involving 25,000 law enforcement officers and 
coordinated by the Drug Enforcement Administration across 15 countries of 
Central Asia and the Balkans has resulted in the arrest or detention of 
thousands of suspects, officials said last week.

The sweep this summer -- from June 10 to July 11 -- seized more than 3,700 
pounds of heroin and nine tons of other narcotics.
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