News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Narcotics Trade

Dealers growing younger; More children sell drugs, police find - Ja 6 92, 1
State collects $669,000 from illegal drug dealers - Ja 10 92, 6B
Undercover sting nets 30 in Rocky Mount - Ja 21 92, 6B
Town merger debate revived; Suggestion involves Chapel Hill, Carrboro - Ja 23 92, 6B
Recent drug raids show 'acid' returning to Triangle mainstream - Ja 26 92, 1C
Raleigh police charge 58 in downtown sting - Fe 20 92, 3B
SBI warns potent drug being sold as heroin - Fe 21 92, 8B
32 in Charlotte to face charges in cocaine-smuggling operation - Mr 1 92, 4C
Greensboro ordinance (on arresting people suspected of drug dealing) sets off rights debate - Mr 17 92, 5B
15 arrested in Zebulon drug raid - Mr 20 92, 4B
Special police unit set up; Drugs, vagrants target of efforts - Ap 8 92, 1B
3 Durham arrests tied to heroin ring run by Nigerians - Ap 10 92, 3B
6 suspected drug runners held; Police seize 2 kilos of cocaine worth $500,000 in 9-month probe - Ap 30 92, 7B
Knightdale takes on Ma Bell; Town wants company to hang up pay phones used by dealers - My 8 92, 6B
Drug abuse rises in coastal areas; Interstates still main corridors - My 12 92, 1B
Chapel Hill, Carrboro charge 23 with crack dealing - My 15 92, 3B
Police link cocaine suspects to Cumberland drug gang - Jn 3 92, 5B
Triangle a busy market for out-of-town drug dealers - Jn 5 92, 2B
Man Rich) dies in a hail of gunfire; Police say shooting part of drug turf war - Jn 12 92, 3B
Arrest cuts trip short for suspected drug lord (KING) - Jy 7 92, 1
Neighbors hostages in Durham drug war - Jy 15 92, 1B
Drug device (Sniffer) proves conspiracy with ease - Jy 18 92, 1B
Drug arrests, seizures on the rise (Chart) - Jy 19 92, 1
Triangle's healthy economy attracts deadly drug trade; 'Drugs are a business,' and dealers need markets - Jy 19 92, 1
Police find cocaine at (Gastonia) railroad station - Jy 27 92, 2B
Millions in crack seized from girl, 16, riding bus - Jy 28 92, 1
Police say use of teen drug couriers on the rise - Jy 31 92, 1B
Police arrest 9, seize property in drug bust - Au 7 92, 5B
Two convictions close circle on Durham heroin ring - Au 15 92, 3B
Indictment names Wake Forest mayor (RAY) - Se 24 92, 1
Officials seize cocaine valued at $113,800 - Se 29 92, 4B
Girdle conceals crack cocaine worth $50,000 - Oc 1 92, 7B
Man (MARLEY) is accused of using children for drug sales - Oc 3 92, 3B
Authorities make dent in northwest drug ring - No 4 92, 5B
Western N.C. ranks 3rd in drug indictments - No 4 92, 5B
Cigarette in a car ashtray leads to international marijuana ring - No 6 92, 10B
Drug network is largest ever - No 20 92, 5B
Warning causes courthouse stir; SBI spreads word of threat by drug cartel - No 24 92, 2B
Drug bust nets 20 (Siler City) - De 1 92, 2B
Police struggle to stem surge in drug-related shootings - De 21 92, 1

Narcotics Trade

6 arrested in nuclear plant drug probe - Ja 11 85 1
More face drug charges at Shearon Harris plant - Ja 12 85 2C
Group wants assessment of drug use at Shearon Harris - Ja 23 85 14C
Grand jury indicts six workers at Harris plant on drug counts - Ja 30 85 3C
CP and L cites drug use in firings - Mr 5 85 1C
Nuclear board to hear contention of drug use - Mr 16 85 20C
Educators examine drug, alcohol abuse by teens - Ap 15 85 7A
Methaqualone scarce in Triad since 1980 raid, officials say - My 13 85 7B
Wake study shows student substance use up - My 15 85 9A
Martin urges stepping up fight against drug abuse - My 30 85 12B
Thornburg role in CP and L drug hearings OK'd - Au 7 85 9A
Increased cocaine use may spread to teens, experts say - Se 23 85 1C
Drug use not widespread, CP and L probe told - Oc 1 85 4C
Drug abuse programs get grant - No 17 85 44A

Narcotics Trade

80 arrests expected in big cocaine probe - Fe 3 84 1
Scores arrested in drug probe of North, West Raleigh clubs - Fe 4 84 1C
22 arrested in Sanford drug probe - Mr 10 84 2C
Big crime ring that sold drugs in N.C. busted - Ap 24 84 4C
Resort town (Atlantic Beach) police charge 19 after six-month drug
probe - My 14 84 3C
New plane to help in drug fight (Carteret County) - Jn 10 84 29A

Narcotics Trade

Prosecutors seize buildings linked to Forsyth drug ring - Ja 9 87 20D
Success of I-95 drug surveillance leads to extension of program - Ja 18 87 36A
Currin sets sharing of forfeited (drug) proceeds - Fe 6 87 2D
Cocaine trade rich in Robeson, officials say - Fe 9 87 1
Appeals court upholds drug trafficking terms - Fe 19 87 5C
UNC officials revise drug-penalty draft - Mr 7 87 2C
Bill on drug traffickers criticized, sent to panel - Mr 12 87 10A
State a key section of U.S. drug pipeline, officials say - Ap 6 87 3C
Law enforcement seeks stricter 'crack' laws - My 5 87 18C
First-of-its-kind investigative jury returns 300 charges (drug trafficking) - Jn 12 87 5D
Police target street dealers in Greenville - Jn 23 87 WA-1
I-95 drug patrols called successful - Jy 16 87 8B
Administrators didn't suspect slain teacher (Littlejohn) of drug dealings - Au 15 87 4C
Government seizes shopping center from suspected drug dealer (Willis) - Se 6 87 47A
Hyde sheriff (Dale) wins recognition for drug arrests - Oc 12 87 18C
Drug probes in two counties (Orange and Durham) net 43 arrests - No 13 87 2C
UNC panel backs tough drug policy - No 13 87 1C
Drug raids net 46 in Orange and Durham - No 14 87 2C
Editorial: UNC draws line on drugs - No 16 87 14A
Drug net hauls in 56 in Robeson County - No 25 87 2C
UNC panel backs policy on drug sales - De 4 87 9D
Editorial: Hard drugs, hard penalties - De 7 87 10A

Narcotics Trade

SBI anti-drug campaign targets small-time users and dealers - Mr 17 86 7A
Officials differ on SBI changes in drug policy - Ap 7 86 1
State, local agencies get their portions of seized crime funds - Ap 27 86 23A
Prosecutors argue for investigative grand juries (for drug dealers) - Jn 11 86 1C
Bill to let grand juries investigate drug cases - Jn 13 86 11B
New form of cocaine (crack) puts N.C. on alert - Jn 15 86 1
Editorial: Shadow over the innocent - Jn 16 86 10A
Plan advances for GRAND JURIES in drug cases - Jn 19 86 1
SBI undercover operation credited for drug-related arrests in Greenville - Jy 12 86 24C
N.C. prosecutors cautious with new drug-probe tool - Oc 7 86 20C
N.C. state troopers break from ticketing to nab drug runners - Oc 27 86 1
Drinking, drug laws prompt rise of bootlegging, N.C. officials say - Oc 29 86 11B
N.C. starts checking trucks for drugs at weigh stations - No 8 86 1C
Drug net falls on schools - No 13 86 1

Narcotics Trade

SBI director urges more money for fighting drugs - Mr 9 85 11A
Officials crack cocaine ring; nine charged - Ap 25 85 22A
Methaqualone scarce in Triad since 1980 raid, officials say - My 13 85 7B
Jordan proposes using wiretaps in fight against drug trafficking - My 15 85 16C
Senate committee hears arguments on drug trafficking bills - Jn 12 85 16A
Editorial: Tools or bludgeons? - Jn 13 85 12A
Drug smuggling shifts from N.C. coast to mountain airstrips, officials say - Se 8 85 38A
Authorities say Hertford farmer was kingpin in rural drug trade (Odum) - Oc 14 85 1C

Narcotics Trade

Sheriff, police chief, 20 others indicted on drug counts (Brunswick Co.;
Shallotte) - Mr 16 83 6A
Federal anti-drug efforts in N. C. to be expanded - Mr 19 83 2C
Law blamed for DEA breaking ties with state - Jy 24 83 24A

Narcotics Trade

Under the dome: N. C. officials say U. S. uncooperative (in combating drug trafficking) - Mr 10 82 1
New ways to curb drugs under review - Au 28 82 14C
Panel to urge crackdown on DUI, drugs, tax evasion - De 10 82 14D
Elected officials tied to probe of drug trafficking in Wilkes - De 20 82 2C

Narcotics Trade

Florida driver (CLARKE) arrested after drugs found in car - My 31 89 2C
Man (NAVUAEZ) is arrested on cocaine charges - Jn 3 89 10D
Cocaine trade probe yields 48 indictments - Jn 6 89 16C
Authorities arrest 4 (CASE; WILLIAMS; WILLIAMS; GOODHALL), seize crack - Jn 7 89 2C
Robeson boy (Thomas), parents face drug charges - Jn 7 89 3C
Cocaine seized at bus station - Jn 8 89 3C
Durham teenager (Jackson) faces cocaine charges - Jn 8 89 WA-1
Wilson drug roundup opens with 38 warrants - Jn 9 89 2C
Cocaine seizure is largest; 11 pounds found on bus in Wake - Jn 10 89 1C
2 (FUTRELL; MILLER) arrested at Raleigh bus depot - Jn 15 89 26A
7 in Cumberland plead guilty in drug cases - Jn 16 89 2C
Crack breaks all social barriers in spread across N.C. - Jn 18 89 1
$30,000 in drugs seized at bus depot (DENNISON; EVANS; PINCKNEY; TRAPPIER arrested) - Jn 22 89 23A
Drug charges filed on man (RICHARDS) from N.Y. - Jn 23 89 4C
221 vials of crack seized at bus depot - Jn 24 89 4C
Police seize kilo of cocaine, arrest 5 in separate arrests (MCCLAIN; BRYANT; WILLIAMS;
BRICKLE; CHILLIS) - Jn 28 89 4C
Arrests of 30 suspects under way; drug probe uses secret grand jury - Jn 30 89 3C
Senate votes to tax dealers on drug sales - Jn 30 89 17A
Durham man (FARRINGTON) arrested on cocaine charges - Jy 19 89 2C
I-95 crime net snags hundreds in 15 states - Jy 22 89 1
UNC-CH student (RODDENBERRY) faces cocaine selling charges - Jy 27 89 2C
Arrest (ANDERSON) follows seizure of crack - Jy 28 89 2C
Cocaine charges filed against 2 (BRADSHAW; MOORE) in Raleigh - Au 3 89 14C
Crack seized worth $26,000; woman (BEASLEY) held - Au 4 89 3C
Raleigh officer (Emory) shot searching house for drugs (EATMON charged) - Au 7 89 1C
Cocaine charges filed against two (RIOS; FORERO) in Durham - Au 11 89 3C
Raleigh police arrest 6 on drug-related charges (BARRON; YOUNG; WILLIAMS; REMY;
CEDANT; WILLIAMS; WRIGHT) - Au 11 89 4C
Raleigh police arrest four on drug charges (DOVIAL; STREET; WELDON; McCLAM) - Au 14 89 3C
N.C. shares concerns about illegal drugs - Au 16 89 1
S.C. man (HANNIBAL) charged with drug trafficking - Au 23 89 16C
Gardner steps up push to cut illegal-drug sales - Au 24 89 16A
SBI conference to plan attack on crack cocaine - Au 26 89 2C
3 men (STEPHENSON; STEPHENSON; LITTLE), one 72, charged with trafficking cocaine - Au 29 89 16C
2 from Fla. (ANDREWS; SIPLIN) charged with possession of marijuana - Au 30 89 3C
N.Y. man (BOWMAN) arrested on drug charges - Au 30 89 18C
Chadbourn drug raid called unconstitutional - Se 1 89 2C
3 (FULLER; PITT; REID) arrested on cocaine charges - Se 2 89 4C
Teacher (EDWARDS) arrested on drug charge - Se 5 89 2C
N.C. drug dealers less violent in sowing misery, reports say - Se 7 89 4C
Officials disagree on future of users in drug offensive - Se 7 89 1C
Cocaine, gun seized in Cary apartment (MOSS held) - Se 8 89 1C
Cary man (SIEGEL) charged with drug operation - Se 10 89 36A
Durham drug raid nets 7 arrests - Se 14 89 3C
5 (CURRIE; CONYERS; HENDON; EASON; ARTIS) charged in postal drug probe - Se 16 89 5c
Hell's Angel, girlfriend (NORMAN; POMEROY) indicted by grand jury - Se 27 89 2C
Operation nets 98 drug dealers, users (Wake County) - Se 30 89 2C
Two (ROOK; AMAN) face drug charges after Lake Gaston raid - Se 30 89 2C
Northampton teacher (EDWARDS) faces additional charge - Oc 3 89 2C
N.Y. man (OWENS) arrested on cocaine charge - Oc 5 89 3C

Narcotics Trade

Editorial: - Saying 'yes' to votes (on death penalty for drug related murders) - Se 15 88 14A
Hertford pair (HARVEY) indicted on drug charges - Se 15 88 3C
10 arrested on cocaine charges (OSTREWICH; BAKER; DEESE; ADAMS; JOHNSON;
VARGA; DIXON; HARDY; DORSETT) - Se 17 88 8D
Two Raleigh men (FLEMMING; ROBERTSON) held on cocaine charges - Se 17 88 2C
Student (BROWN) at NCCU fatally shot - Se 19 88 2C
6 indicted in $1.5 billion drug operation - Se 21 88 2C
Area drug troops 'still fighting' - Se 22 88 1T
Package leads Wake authorities to arrest 2 (MOSLEY; WILSON) for drug trafficking - Se 24 88 2C
Seized house, land called site of drug trafficking (near Garner) - Se 24 88 5C
Two hospital workers (CARSON; JONES) arrested in drug probe - Se 24 88 3C
4.4 pounds of cocaine seized near RDU; two men (MCDANIELS; WADDELL) charged - Se 26 88 1C
Raleigh man (FRANKLIN) facing drug charges - Se 26 88 16C
Prison employee (CARR) faces cocaine charge - Se 27 88 2C
Four (RIZZUTI; JERNIGAN; DEAN; PARRISH) arrested after police seize cocaine - Oc 8 88 4C
Two men (WEAVER; GRANT) charged after cocaine seized - Oc 8 88 3C
Police arrest 3 (MORENO; WHITLEY; GILL) on drug charges after finding suitcase with
cocaine - Oc 9 88 43A
Blue says end to demand key to drug war - Oc 14 88 20C
8 Raleigh residents charged in cocaine bust - Oc 15 88 2C
Drug probe at project results in 32 arrests (WARREN and BOYD charged in drug-related murder
of Henry) - Oc 18 88 1C
Officers in Lee make record drug seizure (MOORE; MURCHISON; MURCHISON arrested) - Oc 20 88 2C
Jamaican (McKenzie) convicted on federal drug charges - Oc 28 88 24C
Wake Forest search spurs cocaine charges (WINSTON; SALISBURY) - Oc 30 88 35A
Four arrested on drug charges in Durham (GIBSON; SIMMS; CHAVIS; PERRY) - No 6 88 43A
Woman (ASHMEADE) arrested on marijuana charge at RDU - No 6 88 43A
Rural Wake drug sweep targets 51 suspects - No 8 88 2C
Pembroke man (DEESE), others indicted in drug-running group - No 9 88 4C
Relatives of man killed by sheriff's son arrested in Robeson (CUMMINGS) - No 9 88 4C
Florida man (BELL) called major drug supplier in Robeson County - No 10 88 16C
Two (GILBERT; LILES) charged in Raleigh on cocaine trafficking - No 11 88 2C
12 arrested in Nash drug sweep - No 21 88 1C
Rise in drug traffic tarnishes rural Wake - No 21 88 3C
Drug-lab suspects list Durham addresses - No 26 88 2C
Woman (ROWELL) sentenced for mailing drugs - No 30 88 2C
Cocaine seized during raid in East Raleigh (HYMAN; MCKIVER; BYNUM; DUNSTON
charged) - De 6 88 2C
2 Coast guardsmen, 2 others admit guilt in keeping cocaine - De 13 88 16C
Wilson man (HINES) charged in cocaine trafficking - De 16 88 2C
Swain's signs proclaim distaste for drug peddlers - De 18 88 47A

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