11.   At the same time that police can go after illegal sales, state inspectors are allowed to levy civil fines after conducting undercover sting operations with teen-age buyers.

12.   Because of better training and sting operations, police corruption is down sharply since the days when brutality was a badge of honor, Maple said.

13.   Barry himself went to prison on a drug conviction after being entrapped in an FBI sting operation.

14.   Beverly Hills Police Lt. Frank Salcido said the department which led the sting operation against Fleiss always believed it had a strong case.

15.   Bratton is to unveil a new anti-corruption strategy in the next few days that includes stepped up sting operations and more training.

16.   A Brooklyn police officer faces dismissal from the force because he was a caught during a federal sting operation buying videotapes of child pornography, according to police documents.

17.   A nationally recognized expert on police brutality and racial profiling has recommended an independent monitor and sting operations to catch rogue New Jersey state troopers.

18.   A police sting operation in the bar uncovered the link between Sharif and the rebels.

19.   A U.S. sting operation that earlier this year broke up an alleged attempt to smuggle thousands of Chinese-made automatic weapons into the U.S. has further soured relations.

20.   A two-day undercover sting operation in March led to allegations that the casinos violated loss limit rules.