European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It s at a War stage us against them police officer display pan Kenalll attain tit inf bailing Otoc Terrt Confin sled from diff trend House during drug raid. By Sharon Cohen associated Pressi t s a still night on Mcclellan Street when a dozen cops guns drawn spill from a dark Van and race up to a two Story Brick House. A 260 Pound narc Aims an Iron battering ram at the door. Shouts break the silence police officers search warrant running look slips rumble inside. The door is Down in 35 seconds and police flood in. Three minutes later sin people Are handcuffed. The search he drugs begins with officers lifting ceiling panels rummaging in drawers shaking a Virgin Mary statue. It s another night in Detroit s War against crack another raid against potent chunks of cocaine thai have Anul Ted out lives destroyed families clogged courts and jails and created an epidemic some say May be the worst in the nation. Crack is like a cancer says Wayne county sheriff Robert Ficano the Mcclellan raid police say netted three arrests two ounces of crack which fell out of one suspect s pants Teg. And More than $1,000 in Cash. Scenes Lika this occur a found the clock in Detroit since mayor Coleman Young announced a new assault on crack More than two months ago police under the direction of police chief William l Hart have been averaging a dozen raids a Day Hundred have been arrested. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in drugs have been seized. I think it s at a War stage us against them said City councilman David beef hard if we Don t clean up the drugs they la like Over. We car l turn the City Over to the criminal element. I think the Community needs to know we re Doin something he added. The High Poohle raids arc aimed to show just that. The Early locus has been on crack houses arid Small Lime operators to show citizens As much As traffickers that police mean business. We attacked the visible part first. To do Public awareness said commander Joel Giulan it oversees the police department s narcotics Mil. He Page 14 the stars and stripes sunday March 20.1