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The Battalion
Monday, October 9,1!
Narcotics officers base
■street value’ of drugs
on purity level, market
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nar
cotics officers seize a mound of
cocaine and say it’s worth
$300,000 on the street. But whose
street?
A crack dealer is arrested car
rying dozens of crack rocks worth
$1,000, officials say. But what is a
rock?
An informal survey by the As
sociated Press of narcotics offi
cers nationwide found a kilo of
cocaine ranges from $10,000 in
Los Angeles to $35,000 in Iowa
City to almost $70,000 in Shreve
port, La.
The street price of powdered
cocaine, meanwhile, ranges from
$16 per gram in Los Angeles to
$20 for poor quality powder in
Yakima, Wash., to $35 in New
York City to as much as $125 in
Iowa City and Shrev eport.
A “rock of crack cocaine,
meanwhile, generally runs about
$20 nationwide, hut the size of
the rock varies tremendously,
even within one city.
Drug Enforcement Adminis
tration officials often get wary
when asked the street value of co
caine. Spokesman Frank Shults
cites “the extreme variations in
major cities across the country,
the widespread variation in pu
rity level and the frequent, regu
lar market fluctuations.’
The street value also doesn’t
reflect the wholesaler’s loss, a cru
cial factor when law’ enforcement
is trying to cripple drug traffick
ing organizations.
When officials do try to esti
mate the street value of drugs
seized, they sometimes trip over
themselves.
Federal agents in Los Angeles
seized about 20 tons of cocaine
from a warehouse Sept. 29, the
largest such seizure in history.
Local DEA spokesman Ralph
Lochridge issued the first “very
conservative estimate of street
value — $2 billion. The DEA spe
cial agent heading the Los An
geles office, John M. Zienter,
later placed the street value at
$20 billion.
to $15,000, depending on
quantity and buyer. Based on tltj
$10,000 price, the 20 tons woultj
have cost $181 million.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles police
calculate the street value of co
caine at $170,250 per pound,
making the haul worth $7 billion.
But the people who bought
that cocaine lost far less than even
$2 billion. Los Angeles County
Sheriffs Sgt. Tim Beard said the
price per kilo runs about $10,000
The impact of Colombia:
crackdown on drug trafMe:
launched in August, remains m
clear. Cocaine prices have gone
up in some areas while declininj
in others.
Law enforcement officials sai
some of the increase may be due
to entrepreneurs taking advan
tage of fears that supplies
dry up.
Wholesale prices of
around the country are Slf.OO;
to $15,000 in Texas near tie
Mexican border; $14,000 ti
$18,000 in New York; SIG.Oflfli
$18,000 in Dallas; and $18,OOOlt
$20,000 in New Orleans.
INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS
sponsored by
McDonald’s
Breakfast Every Morning • 5 locations • Drive Thru
Post Oak Mall • Hwy 21
Manor East Mall • University Dr.
Texas Ave. at S.W. Parkway
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* * «
Congratulations to the winners of the
following intramural sports!
Cross Country Run
Age Group
Men's
Women’s
18
Chad Bentley
Brooke Hill
19
Lang Nguyen
Kelly Gilliam
20
Steven Cronlser
Juliana Phillips
21
Brad Brandham
Lisa Knudson
22 - 25
Jim Jones
Carola Brand
26 - 35
Luis Ruedas
46+
Bart Braden
Would the real champion please stand?
Last week’s McDonald's Page incorrectly identified a
preseason championship Flag Football team. The
Corps Open Division Champion team is
Gator A-1
Recreational Sports regrets the error.
Entries Open: Oct. 2
Entries Close Oct. 10
CoRec 2-PitchSoftball
Field Goal Kicking
Entry Fee:
$20.00 per team
No Entry Fee!!
Play Begins:
Monday, October 9
Contest Date:
Wednesday, October 11
Entries Open: Oct.9
Entries Close: Oct. 17
Pickleball Singles
Punt, Pass, & Kick
No Entry Fee!
No Entry Fee!
Play Begins
Tuesday, October 24
Contest Date
Sunday, October 22
Golf Doubles
Green Fees
$6.25 w/ Student ID
$7.50 w/ Recreational ID
(Weekend Rates)
Qualifying Round
Sunday, October 22
Monday, October 23
Tuesday, October 24
Acknowledgements: McDonald's Intramural Highlights is sponsored in by your
local McDonald's Restaurant at University Drive, Manor East Mall, Hwy 21, Texas
Ave. at SW Parkway and Post Oak Mall. Stories are by Mark Figart, graphics are by
Paul Irwin ^nd photographs are by Rec Sports photographers.
Kayak Roll Instruction Clinic
October 10 & 24, 6:15-8:30 pm, Outdoor Pool
Clinic Fee: $8 ($10non-A&M) coversinstructionkaya
rental, and pool time.
Registration: Sept. 18-Oct. 9 for Oct. 10 clinic, andOc
9-23 for Oct. 24 clinic. Limited to 10.
Canoe the San Marcos River
October 21-22
Trip Fee: $35 ($40 for non A&M)
Registration: October 2 - 16. Trip islimited to 12.
Kayak Workshop
San Marcos River
October 28-29
Fee: $40 ($50 non-A&M), includes camping and kaya
equipment, camping permit and experienced instructioa
Registration: Oct. 9 - 23. Class size limited.
Big Bend Escape
November 22-26
Trap and Skeet Club will meet Wednesday, Oct. 11,8:30 pm, 507
Rudder. New members are welcome. For information call Bunker
Hill at 696-9686.
Flag Football playoffs will be posted
Monday, October 16. Play begins
Wednesday, October 18.
Volleyball begins tonite. Teams should
pick up schedules in 159 Read.
The TAMU Judo Team will compete in the Cactus Jack Invitational
in Uvalde, Texas, Saturday, October 14. Good luck Ags! For more
information about the Judo Team, call Bobby Perez at 693-1891.
Photo by Mark Figart
Lacrosse team members Blair Allison (#92), Pat Jones, and Dave Martin
show their best moves during practice last Monday afternoon. The team
plays its first tournament October 28-29 on Simpson Drill Field. About 14
teams are expected to participate, says club president Craig Bernas.
Spend Thanksgiving on the Rio Grande River in Big Be™
Nat'!. Park. We'll paddle through canyons, hike, and rela)
in the hot springs.
Fee: $150 ($165 non-A&M) includes transportation,
food, and boating and camping gear.
Registration: Oct. 9 - Nov. 13.
Scuba Dive in Cozumel!!
December 15-18
Fee: Divers -$450 ($470 non-A&M), Non-divers -$37S
($395 for non A&M), air fare and lodging included,
diving package includes 2 boat dives, 2 lunches,
beach diving and tanks, weights, and belts.
Registration: Sept. 18-Nov. 1. Limited to 20 participants
Back Country Skiing
January 6-13
Ski St. Paul's superb powder, in the San Juan Mountain;
between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado! The St. Paulis
a comfortable inn, complete with kerosene lamps, woe
dburning stove, and a sauna.
Fee: $399 ($420 non-A&M) covers transportation,
lodging, food, equipment, instruction and guides.
Registration: Oct. 9 - Nov. 30. Limited to 13.
All registration for TAMU Outdoors is taken in 159 Read. For
more information, call Patsy Greiner at 845-7826.
SPORTS WEEKLY CALENDAR
MONDAY
October 9
TUESDAY
October 10
WEDNESDAY
October 11
THURSDAY
October 12
FRIDAY
October 13
SATURDAY
October 14
SUNDAY
October 15
Entries Open:
Pickleball Singles
Golf Doubles
Punt, Pass, & Kick
Entries Close:
Corec 2-pitch Softball
Field Goal Kicking
Field Goal Kicking
Contest
Captain's Meeting:
Corec 2-pitch Softball
6 pm, 164 Read
Rec Sports Track Meet
Men's Rugby
vs.
University of Houston
Men's Soccer
vs.
Southwest Texas
Registration Continues:
Cozumel Diving Trip
Kayak Roll Clinic
Soccer Playoffs
posted 10 am
Soccer Playoffs begin
A&M Football
vs
Houston
Women's Varsity Socc*
vs.
Hardln-SImmons