Transparency: America's Problem Drugs

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April 28, 2009 • 8:00 am PDT
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The war on drugs keeps law enforcement busy-13 percent of all arrests made in 2007 were drug related-but the kinds of battles police are fighting vary widely across the country, from meth labs in California to cocaine dealers in Florida. Our latest Transparency is a look at what drugs local law enforcement officials said were posing the greatest dangers to their communities, when asked by the Department of Justice.

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