21. It does not include drug arrests. 22. It still ranks among the leaders in L.A. County in rates of gang violence, drug arrests, teen pregnancy, welfare dependency and school drop-outs. 23. Lollar also had three drug arrests. 24. Logan said drug arrests and seizures are on the rise, but that smugglers can evade detection due to the high volume of border trade and traffic. 25. Local prosecutors have separately battled Washington over the cost of handling minor drug arrests made by the Border Patrol, Customs Service and other agencies. 26. Minority women, especially blacks in New York State, are disproportionately affected by drug arrests and imprisonment, the study found. 27. Narcotics officers made drug arrests. 28. Officer Armando Palacio received four months on conviction of lying under oath about a drug arrest. 29. Officials said he was analyzing how overtime money was being spent and reviewing the high percentage of petty drug arrests being made by narcotics detectives. 30. Operation Pipeline is a national program administered by state patrol agencies designed to yield drug arrests through a high volume of searches. |