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<br />MINNESOTA SItBURIMN NEWSPAPEAS
<br />KR23EV
<br />Orono police seek stronger drug enforcement
<br />by Audrey Evans Propose of the meeting, ac-
<br />Spring Park. Orono and Long cording it Kifbo, is to disclns
<br />Lake on -sale liquor policy determination on drug in-
<br />IMtablishmonts might find much vestigation and enforcement
<br />more strict drug -violation en- during the upcoming summer
<br />forcement in effect by next months and the anticipated in-
<br />sttmmer. pact on area businesses. About
<br />7' at enforcement may mean seven bar -restaurants are
<br />new city ordinances to help within Orono police jurisdictim.l.
<br />Catch "small" drug dealers, Kilbo said he hopes area city
<br />more Pohm surveillance at local cuutacils will adopt new "tram
<br />bar parking lots, publication of amount ordinances" following
<br />dealer and user names plus in- the meeting as ore way of mer-
<br />stigation of a drug "hot line." ling pressure on "smaller" drug
<br />M. H. Kilbo, Chief of the Orono dealers and on uses. Mound
<br />Police Department, has re- recenay passed such a "trace
<br />quested all affected amount ordinance."
<br />establishments within his "Trace amounts of cocaine,
<br />department's jurisdiction to heroin and certain, pills are not
<br />participate in a meeting he has accepted as evidence in felony
<br />called at 7:3o p.m. in the Spring rases," he said. "Our aim is to
<br />Park City Hall, 4349 Warren be able to press charges on a
<br />Avenue Spring Park, on Mon- misdemeanor level. Anyone
<br />day. March 30. cronvicted of a misdemeanor for
<br />having trace levels of drugs
<br />could that be subject to 90 days
<br />in jail and/or a ma:under fine of
<br />V00."
<br />He added, "I can't go after the
<br />guy from Colombia or the per
<br />son flying drugs in by helicopter,
<br />but I can go after the lsyearold
<br />or 18 or 21-yearold small-time
<br />dealers selling drugs to the kids
<br />in our Ai isdictim."
<br />Kdbosaid the use of drugs, in-
<br />cluding cocaine, is "widely
<br />prevalent" in the Omni-
<br />Westonka area. "Drugs are
<br />flooding the elation. This year
<br />MOM than 12 torts of heroin, G:
<br />tons; of marijuana and 15o tons of
<br />cocaine will spread across the
<br />nation from majcr cities to
<br />small towns such as those in cur
<br />jurisdiction...
<br />Kilbo said m -t of the local
<br />drug dealing a dote u: har-
<br />restaurant parking lots, at large
<br />Parties and public eventsand
<br />on dock landings (in lako line
<br />octmnka He said he has had
<br />situations where lo,al
<br />waitresses rretved r(razm. a,
<br />"tip,." Kilbo,aid he pans ,.
<br />crease surveJlancc nl pulda
<br />areas
<br />"I also bebeve pn,,&Ir
<br />publication of the names of
<br />users and dealers would he a
<br />Ford idea, much a, i:.
<br />sometimes done with the nam,s
<br />of people who are conact,i of
<br />driving-while•intoxsaled
<br />violations."
<br />A telephone ^hey Us- to
<br />receive anonymou ups on lar:;e
<br />parties where drug.; mat la'
<br />passed or to report other I.e;-:
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