Task force accumulates arrests, drug confiscations

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Almost $14,000 in illegal drugs and other items were seized by the Tri-Agency Task Force during the past three months. The team exceeded its goals for the period, but posted lower numbers than it did in the previous quarter.

Task force agent Jerry Nystrom attributed the disparity to changes in the availability of illegal drugs.

"We see this type of thing on a regular basis," he said. "We'll be really busy, then slow down, get really busy again, then slow down."

The task force has three agents who work drug cases in Hill, Liberty, Blaine, P...