Fourth District Attorney Jerry Jones has asked the Ouachita Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness to include drug interdiction as part of its anti-terrorism training.

In a letter to Tom Malmay, director of the Ouachita Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness, Jones said the terms "terrorist" and "terrorism" should include those who traffic in drugs and narcotics.

"From media sources, it seems obvious to me that the major terrorist groups operate in this country and elsewhere on proceeds from the end sales of drugs and narcotics," Jones said in the letter. "One of the best and most efficient ways to counter this nuisance from drug sales is to try to suppress such activities on a local level."

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