ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, February 16, 1991                   TAG: 9102160389
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A5   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: ALEXANDRIA                                LENGTH: Short

NORTHERN VA. CALLED MAJOR HEROIN SITE

Northern Virginia has become a major entry point for an increasing amount of potent smuggled heroin, a federal prosecutor said Friday.

"There does seem to be an increasing amount of heroin coming into the Northern Virginia area, but the problem is, I don't know where it's going," U.S. Attorney Henry Hudson said.

Federal agents last year charged a number of heroin traffickers here and are tracking several rings with ties to Lebanon, Lagos, Nigeria, and Frankfurt - points that appear to be drug-smuggling hubs.

- Associated Press 


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