Tuesday, 25. February 2003

55 Charged in Drug Paraphernalia Sales
Items Include Bongs, Marijuana Pipes, Roach Clips


Federal authorities charged 55 people Monday with trafficking in illegal drug paraphernalia from coast to coast, using both traditional stores and the Internet.

A federal grand jury in western Pennsylvania handed up indictments against 27 people as part of "Operation Pipe Dreams," an investigation stretching from Pittsburgh to Phoenix to southern California, Attorney General John Ashcroft said.

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