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Drugs, $185,000 in cash are seized as Salt Lake County drug busts net 3 arrests
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Anonymous | 11:30 a.m. Jan. 24, 2008
Another reason why this city should reconsider their decision to create their
own police department. Units such as the Salt Lake Sheriff's Neighborhood
Nacotics unit will be unavailable to them. A great bust by SLCOSO!
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Anonymous | 12:56 a.m. Jan. 25, 2008
I find this article to be poorly written and wonder how much thought and
accuracy is truly present. The statement "recreational users or whomever
was willing to buy" is redundant, and supports the reality there are many
people in our valley who willingly purchase marijuana. I find it hard to believe
$185,000 is the total profit made after only one week of selling a substance
such as marijuana and would urge the writer of this article to tone down the
scare tactics and do more research into the drug economy. I work as a substance
abuse counselor and spend many hours working with individuals who made poor
choices that put themselves, and their families at risk. I hope as this case
unfolds the evidence used to determine the outcome is substantial enough to
support the accusations made of these three young individuals. Otherwise, I
fear, these individuals will join the ranks of young people facing long
sentences for crimes less damaging to our society than sexual assault, child
molestation, or repeat DUI infringements. My question for readers is where do
our values lie? And, how many truly believe marijuana is a gateway drug?
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