Pubdate: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 Source: Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) Copyright: 2003 Lexington Herald-Leader Contact: http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/240 Author: Tom Lasseter, David Stephenson INDEX Series: Home-Grown Drug Lords This story is based on hundreds of court documents, interviews with 11 of the 13 defendants or their lawyers and research from various state and federal law enforcement agencies. It was written and photographed by the following Herald-Leader staff members: Tom Lasseter, a graduate of the University of Georgia, joined the staff of the Herald-Leader in 1999. He is a general assignment reporter on the newspaper's state desk. David Stephenson, a graduate of Western Kentucky University, joined the Herald-Leader photography staff in 1997. He was named newspaper photographer of the year in 2000 and 2002 by the Kentucky News Photographers Association. Article 1: US KY: Series: Dealer's Story - The Human Face Of A Drug Plague (Introduction) Article 2: US KY: Series: Wary, But Still Dealing Article 3: US KY: Series: Legacy Of Desperation Article 4: US KY: Series: A Familiar Story: From Miner To Drug User To Dealer Article 5: US KY: Series: Mexican Connection Article 6: US KY: Series: From Mexico To Rural Kentucky -- The OxyContin Trail Article 7: US KY: Series: A Stranger Walks In Article 8: US KY: Series: Drug Money Poured In, But Nobody's Saying Who Got It Article 9: US KY: Series: Domestic Trouble- Imported Cocaine Article 10: US KY: Series: 'A Normal Traffic Stop' Article 11: US KY: Series: Turning Informant Article 12: US KY: Series: Hard Time Whose Crime? Article 13: US KY: Series: In A Federal Drug Case, Taking A Plea Might Not Be A Bargain Article 14: US KY: Series: 'It Didn't Stop The Cocaine' Article 15: US KY: Series: 'Basically, There's Nothing This Small Of A County Can Do' Article 16: US KY: Series: Broken Laws And Lives (Epilogue) Article 17: US KY: Series: One Drug Defendant Gave Candidate Cash On Tape - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman