Pubdate: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 Source: Watertown Daily Times (NY) Copyright: 2009 Watertown Daily Times Contact: http://www.wdt.net Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/792 SCHUMER PUSHES FUNDING TO COMBAT DRUG TRAFFICKING U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer will visit Watertown this morning to detail his push for more federal funding to combat drug trafficking in four north country counties. In a press release, the Democratic senator said he and Rep. John M. McHugh, R-Pierrepont Manor, are working in tandem to secure a "drug trafficking" designation for Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin and Clinton counties. The Office of National Drug Control Policy recently hired two drug intelligence officers to serve at the northern border through the New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program, the senator's office said. It is that program that the two politicians hope to persuade officials to bring here. The event will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building, 753 Waterman Drive. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin