Pubdate: Tue, 08 May 2007 Source: Register Citizen (CT) Copyright: 2007 Register Citizen Contact: http://www.registercitizen.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/598 THE HIGH PRICE OF FIGHTING ILLEGAL DRUG INFILTRATION Illegal drug seizures and purchases by police have tripled during the past decade. The dramatic increase indicates there are more illegal drugs on the streets in the Northwest Corner and there are more police officers on the beat to fight the drug local drug infiltration. It takes money to fight the influx of illegal street drugs and local law enforcement is finding ways to raise the funds needed to hire more police personnel. Getting illegal drugs off the streets is a never-ending and costly battle that all communities must fight. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman