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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, August 23, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday. August s3,1986 . Harbor blockaded in dragnet new York up1 the coast guard police and Federal agents Friday blockaded new York Harbor and systematically boarded every vessel that entered the Busy port in a massive Hunt for drug smugglers. By noon Friday operation Glass Eye had netted Only one arrest a Man wanted for drag trafficking and weapons charges. More than 50 pleasure boats and an other 10 Large vessels including tugs barges and freighters were hoarded by coast guard teams pack ing shotguns m 16 automatic weapons and hearing bulletproof vests. Authorities commandeered lie fishing boat Savage and arrested an unidentified Man when his name popped up on a computer As being wanted on outstand ing warrants. The boat was later released. More than 15 coast guard vessels of various classes. Tour police department vessels two . Customs service ves Sels and sin helicopters were involved in the Harbor dragnet which began at dusk thursday when he coast guard joined forces with the Federal agencies and police in one of the most ambitious Battles yet in the War on illegal drugs. Operation Glass Eye targeted every pleasure Craft and commercial fishing boat entering the Harbor but authorities also planned to Slop just about any vessel floating past including charter and sight seeing Boais. They declined to say howling the operation would continue. It is the first time an attempt has been made to Slop All traffic coming into new York it s a big Job chief War rant officer Dale Puckett said. Although the coast guard spokesman said nil vessels were subject to inspection he called the operation a partial blockade focusing on Small boats often used to whisk drug cargoes Oft a larger ship and into port. There Are generally three ways for smugglers to get drugs into the City said Cape. Arthur Henn operational com Mander. Single vessels come into he Harbor a Mother ship offloads its cargo to smaller vessels or boats or 3 vessel makes drops to waiting  beginning thursday night 10 Small boats were escorted to a search unit at the former . Quarantine station on Suie Island just North of the verrazano Narrows Bridge. Five larger ships were stopped and searched in the Harbor by the freighter interdiction strike team a four person team manned by the coast guard an the customs service Tuckell said. The bom were intercepted by authorities on four coast guard cutters and four police boats lying in wait for vessels entering the Harbor As at least three Heli copters buzzed overhead. They Are operating at different positions in the Harbor they round up the boats and bring them in Puckett said. Authorities said the customs service was completing its primary Mission the interdiction of narcotics smuggling within the 12-mile limit of . Vernion Al  Reagan moves to tighten Cuba Frace embargo Washington a president Reagan has approved measures to toughen the . Embargo against Cuba and to prevent that government from earning thousands of dollars from trafficking in cubans wishing to emigrate it was announced Friday. State department Deputy spokesman Charles red Man said a presidential proclamation Calls for a crack Down on trading with cuban front companies located in Panama and elsewhere that attempt to evade the 1960 . Trade embargo. It also imposed tighter controls on organizations thai promote travel to Cuba As Well As the transmission of Money or goods to Cuba. Redman said the cuban government controls All convertible currency sent to Cuba and provides cuban recipients with Only a Small share of the value of the Money or goods Lent. Overall Redman said the measures will make it More difficult for the government of Cuba to obtain . Dollars and american goods by unlawful Means he said Cuba also has been known to charge extor tonary fees sometimes in excess of j30,000 for granting its citizens permission to emigrate to the United slates through third countries particularly Panama. The proclamation will prevent such emigration Redman said. The crackdown will not affect the existing . Government policy of allowing certain categories of cubans to emigrate directly to the United Stales. Several Days previous the state department announced thai two . Officials soon will begin inter viewing More than 100 Long term prisoners recently released prisoners or relatives of cubans who came tothe United states in 1984. The interviews Are aimed at determining the eligibility of these cubans to be admitted to the United states. Church officials will help family psych out their haunted House West Pittston a. A roman Catholic Church officials say they Are taking seriously a fam ily s talc of scary goings on in its Century old House but arc unconvinced it is the work of a Demon. We Don t know what it is that s the prob Lem said the Rev. Gerald f. Mullally the Scran Ion diocese s Chancellor. We believe what the fam ily is telling us. It s the explanation for what to Leyare experiencing that we arc not sure  Mullally said the diocese is sending a priest experienced in demonology and parapsychology to help the family of Janet and Jack Smurl Mullally declined to name him or discuss ins training. Warren said he visited the House in january and was terrified by a dripping message on the Mirror that told him to get  in the master bedroom he said he invoked he name of Jesus and commanded the spirit to reveal its identity. Within seconds the room turned icy cold War Ren said thursday. There was a foul stench i would describe it As rotting flesh. Objects on the Bureau started to move and Hen in front of the Bureau Gossamer threads a mucous like Smoky Type substance whirled and materialized on the Mirror up cling out filthy obscenities telling me in no Uncertain terms to get out of the  Warren said he was convinced then thai thes urls their four daughters and the in Laws who live with them were in terrible danger. The family says the Demon resisted two exorcisms and responded to investigations and growing Public attention with More vicious attacks. Warren said he investigated a Brookfield conn., Case of a possessed 11-year-old boy. The subject of an Abc to movie. He and his wife clairvoyant Lorraine Warren also worked on the Case or the haunted House in Amity Ville ., that became the subject of a Best Selling Book and movies. A Kioto Janet and Jock Smurl stand to front of their bout which they say is haunted. Behind them is Jick s father John Smurl or. Kids who turned in parents say they d do it again Silver City . Up two new Mexico children who complained to authorities that their parents used marijuana told officers they would do it again if the drug use continued. The Case has been referred to social workers the Orant county sheriffs department said Friday. Capt. Daniel Garcia said they will not press charges against the parents. The couple could have been charged with a Petty Misdemeanour for he less than on ounce of marijuana found in their Home and fined Iso if convicted he said. We Felt due to Small Quantity we re covered and the circumstances of the arrest dial a charge was t appropriate seeking professional counselling is one of the stipulations of not pressing charges he said. The unidentified children told officers they had something to show them then took them into the House and led them to paraphernalia and a Small amount of marijuana he said. The kids said they did t want them the parents to gel into trouble he said. He said the children said they would Call police again if they found More mar Ijuana. The parents assured them it would not happen again he said. If it does i m sure the kids will let us  the parents admitted using the drug but said they had never done so in front of the kids he said. They re a Middle class family. Fine citizens really. They apparently smoke a Little bit on the weekends he said. He said he has never handled a Case of children turning in their parents. I be been in Law enforcement for 17 years and it s the first Lime i be seen any thing like this. It s kind of strange twist really Garcia said meanwhile the parents of a California youngster who turned them in for drug use have been forced from their Home and heir jobs because of the publicity their lawyer says. Lawyer Gary Proctor said Bobby and Judith Young of Tustin near los an Geles had to leave their Home and jobs because of publicity generated when their daughter Deanna 13, turned them in for alleged drug abuse the Youngs face drug Possession charges filed after the girl walked into the police station aug. 13 with a bag full of drugs and drug paraphernalia she said she had gathered at Home. Young 49, a bartender and mra. Young 37, a court clerk Haw been re lease a without bail and could end up in rehabilitation program for first offenders i convicted. Meanwhile hey want to get Deanna out of a children s shelter where the was taken after their arrest Proctor said. And hey want the reporters television to cwt and Hollywood agents to Stop staking out their Home and calling their Bosses. Proctor said his office has taken More than 100 Calls from Hollywood figures wanting to turn the unusual Story into a movie Susan o Brien the attorney appointed to represent Deanna says the has had about 25 such Calls. The Youngs have not made by Deci Sion about the offers and Are More inter ested in settling their criminal Case and getting reunited with Deanry Proctor said  
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