41.   The bill that passed Thursday included several provisions that would make it harder for federal law enforcement agencies to confiscate money and property in suspected drug crimes.

42.   The court vacates four federal sentences for drug crimes, under a ruling it passed down last term over burden of proof in a hate crime case.

43.   The difficulty is international drug crime.

44.   The echoes of that debate surfaced again last month, when Gov. George Pataki commuted the prison sentences of three people serving long mandatory sentences for nonviolent drug crimes.

45.   The LAPD has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to drug crimes, so officials said Parks could lose her job if convicted.

46.   The Republican candidate said he would double federal spending on prisons, appoint tougher judges and strengthen penalties for drug crimes.

47.   The report does not include figures on drug crimes, because they are considered to be victimless and are hard to measure.

48.   The ruling upheld the role that federal law assigns to a judge in sentencing an individual for having a gun during a drug crime or a violent crime.

49.   The Senate also approved an amendment offered by Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, that would deny welfare and Medicaid benefits to people convicted of drug crimes.

50.   The three journalists killed this year also wrote about drug crimes and official corruption.