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Arcadia Police, alerted that a home was being burglarized, wound up confiscating 23 kilos of cocaine valued at $500.000 and arresting two men on suspicion of drug trafficking.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1477AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Twenty-eight persons, most of them students at Arcadia High School, were arrested as suspected drug dealers. The arrests were the culmination of a secret investigation by undercover agents.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1459AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police arrested 4 men in 4 separate rooms of the Embassy Suites motel, confiscating more than 2 ounces of cocaine and $5,600 in what police called "drug money."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1473AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two Arcadia men have been sentenced to serve 90 days in the Los Angeles County Jail after pleading guilty to drug charges arising from the undercover investigation at the high school.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1466AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Tere Akune, the undercover police officer whose work led to the arrests for drug dealing at the high school, was on loan to Arcadia from another city in Los Angeles County. Her background and her work with this assignment are discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1460AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Articles discuss the progress of the proceedings involving the 28 persons arrested over drug dealing on the high school campus. Citizen reaction is also discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1461AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police seized more than 154 lbs. of cocaine worth an estimated $70 million and arrested 4 Colombian nationals in the largest drug haul in the city's history. Homes on Fairview Avenue, Arcadia Avenue and Huntington Drive were raided.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1471AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mark Douglas Pryor, 19, arrested after an undercover investigation at Arcadia High School, has been placed on three years formal probation and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service work. He was convicted of selling less than an ounce of marijuana to a woman who turned out to be an undercover officer. He was the first of eight defendants arrested to raise an entrapment defense.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 4, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 4, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1467AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article discusses the sentencing of one of the eight adults arrested in December's drug bust at the high school. Regarding the other adults involved: charges against one have been dropped; three have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing; three are awaiting trial.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 14, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 14, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1465AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Police Department has received $384,025 from the federal government as its share of drug money confiscated in various arrests in the past few years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2202AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The use of cocaine and its effects are discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 17, 1980

Pages: p. A-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 17, 1980

Pages: p. A-4

Subjects: Drug Abuse

Item ID: 1439AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two Colombian nationals arrested for having 23 kilos of cocaine in their Arcadia home have pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession and sale of cocaine.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1478AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In the largest local cocaine raid in a year, Glendale police crossed into Arcadia and arrested 2 residents of a condominium on Fairview Avenue where they found 15.5 pounds of cocaine.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1470AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mayor Don Pellegrino has declared October "Drug Abuse Education Month" in Arcadia. Presentation by Carla Lowe discussing "Current Drug Issues and What We Can Do About Them". Ms. Lowe is on the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 17, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 17, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Abuse

Item ID: 1450AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

School board hears report on anti-drug education program.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 27, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 27, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Abuse

Item ID: 1451AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Police Chief Charles Mitchell praises the work of the community based parent group Parent Alert. He discusses drug abuse in the area and the Police Department's role in helping prevent drug abuse.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Drug Abuse

Item ID: 1444AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police confiscated $30,000 worth of marijuana and arrested 4 men in a sting operation at Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1375AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council & School Board members have decided to cooperate on an anti-drug crusade involving the possible resumption of the "cop on campus" program at the Junior high schools and declaring October as drug abuse awareness month.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Abuse

Item ID: 1452AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

October has been declared Adolescent Drug Abuse Education Month honoring the efforts of Parent Alert, a community group whose goal is to encourage residents to educate themselves regarding the problems of drug abuse. Activities of the group and programs scheduled for the month are outlined.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Abuse

Item ID: 1449AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Don Fickas, president of the Arcadia Board of Education, praises Parent Alert's drug abuse education and prevention programs. He describes the schools' efforts at teaching students about the dangers of drugs.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 19, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 19, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Drug Abuse

Item ID: 1445AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Arcadia Police, alerted that a home was being burglarized, wound up confiscating 23 kilos of cocaine valued at $500.000 and arresting two men on suspicion of drug trafficking.

Twenty-eight persons, most of them students at Arcadia High School, were arrested as suspected drug dealers. The arrests were the culmination of a secret investigation by undercover agents.

Arcadia police arrested 4 men in 4 separate rooms of the Embassy Suites motel, confiscating more than 2 ounces of cocaine and $5,600 in what police called "drug money."

Two Arcadia men have been sentenced to serve 90 days in the Los Angeles County Jail after pleading guilty to drug charges arising from the undercover investigation at the high school.

Tere Akune, the undercover police officer whose work led to the arrests for drug dealing at the high school, was on loan to Arcadia from another city in Los Angeles County. Her background and her work with this assignment are discussed.

Articles discuss the progress of the proceedings involving the 28 persons arrested over drug dealing on the high school campus. Citizen reaction is also discussed.

Arcadia police seized more than 154 lbs. of cocaine worth an estimated $70 million and arrested 4 Colombian nationals in the largest drug haul in the city's history. Homes on Fairview Avenue, Arcadia Avenue and Huntington Drive were raided.

Article discusses the sentencing of one of the eight adults arrested in December's drug bust at the high school. Regarding the other adults involved: charges against one have been dropped; three have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing; three are awaiting trial.

Arcadia's Police Department has received $384,025 from the federal government as its share of drug money confiscated in various arrests in the past few years.

The use of cocaine and its effects are discussed.

Two Colombian nationals arrested for having 23 kilos of cocaine in their Arcadia home have pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession and sale of cocaine.

In the largest local cocaine raid in a year, Glendale police crossed into Arcadia and arrested 2 residents of a condominium on Fairview Avenue where they found 15.5 pounds of cocaine.

Mayor Don Pellegrino has declared October "Drug Abuse Education Month" in Arcadia. Presentation by Carla Lowe discussing "Current Drug Issues and What We Can Do About Them". Ms. Lowe is on the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth.

School board hears report on anti-drug education program.

Police Chief Charles Mitchell praises the work of the community based parent group Parent Alert. He discusses drug abuse in the area and the Police Department's role in helping prevent drug abuse.

Arcadia Police confiscated $30,000 worth of marijuana and arrested 4 men in a sting operation at Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel.

The Arcadia City Council & School Board members have decided to cooperate on an anti-drug crusade involving the possible resumption of the "cop on campus" program at the Junior high schools and declaring October as drug abuse awareness month.

October has been declared Adolescent Drug Abuse Education Month honoring the efforts of Parent Alert, a community group whose goal is to encourage residents to educate themselves regarding the problems of drug abuse. Activities of the group and programs scheduled for the month are outlined.

Don Fickas, president of the Arcadia Board of Education, praises Parent Alert's drug abuse education and prevention programs. He describes the schools' efforts at teaching students about the dangers of drugs.