Task force numbers are up

The first quarter of 2003 was marked with increased drug seizures and arrests, the Tri-Agency Task Force has reported.

During the past three months, the task force has upped its numbers in the types and quantity of drugs seized, arrests and new cases, team leader Jerry Nystrom said Tuesday.

The task force Monday released its figures for the third quarter of the 2002-2003 fiscal year. The numbers, which cover January through March, show a tenfold increase in the amount of methamphetamine seized when compared to the previous quarter.

Over the past three months, task force agents confiscated o...