European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday. August 16,1989 Frankfurt drug sweep biggest in 5 years by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer mounting reports of increased drug activities by american Servic members jolted . Authorities in Frankfurt. West Germany into launching their most extensive drug crackdown in five years a criminal investigation come agent said tuesday. Based on the amount of criminal intelligence received we knew it was time to attempt to put a Dent in trafficking and usage with a special operation said Aaron Foster special agent in charge of the Frankfurt office of the criminal investigation come. The 60-Day inquiry by criminal investigation come and German criminal police that ended last month resulted in the seizure of $766,000 in illegal drugs and the arrest of 151 people including 60 . Army soldiers and three american civilians. News briefs All the Scricc members have been charged but details on the status of their cases were not available tuesday. West German authorities have jurisdiction Over the civilian cases. Foster whose office is involved daily in anti drug efforts said the High number of Soldier arrests docs not reflect badly on current military procedures for drug testing. There s no such thing As a drug free world but there is such a thing As reducing drug opportunities Foster said. Servic members Are subject to regular unannounced urinalysis tests that reveal the use of cocaine or tetrahydrocannabinol a substance found in marijuana. Frankfurt s chief police commissioner Kurt Kraus. Said 70 percent of the peo ple arrested in the May 7 to july 7 in Quiry came from More than 60 Miles away from the Frankfurt red Light District near the train station where most drug arrests were made. Only seven of the 60 enlisted soldiers whose ranks ranged from private to ser Geant Are assigned to Frankfurt Foster said. It s easier for soldiers from Small communities to come to a Large City to make a drug Purchase than it is for Frankfurt Gas who know they re subject to drug testing at any Lime and arc More attuned to the fact of what we re doing he said. Foster said he was surprised that the 22 . Agents and the undisclosed num Ber of West German agents were Able to apprehend so Many people from dealers Down to Small time buyers. A Little bit of Luck allowed the team to catch Many of the Little Guys Foster said. While dealing with the traffickers we began to notice the Gas and we would be remiss if we did t do some thing about  other soldiers were apprehended while purchasing More than user amounts of heroin and cocaine. The big Gest suppliers however were non-. Forces members he said. The types of drugs involved did not Surprise authorities. In Frankfurt it s basically what i expected hashish is the Leader Foster said. Authorities seized 6,5 pounds of the narcotic substance that is derived from dried Flowers of the hemp Plant. More than 14 ounces of heroin with a Street value of $546,642 also was obtained through the operation s method of police buys. We obtained More heroin than is found in most places in Germany Fos Ter said attributing the City s heroin wealth to its size and easy accessibility by air water and land. The crackdown also netted 4.3 ounces of cocaine and 225 Ltd pills. Ramstein a runway reopens on schedule Ramstein a West Germany is the Ramstein a runway reopened on schedule tuesday after a three month $8 million renova Tion project base officials said. The Cost of the project which began May 17 and was completed monday will be shared Bonato and Safe. Nato is contributing 8.2 million Marks about half of the Cost and Safe the remainder. Servic members and f-l6s of the 86th tac fighter Wing were forced to deploy to other bases by the runway closure. The units were scheduled to return from Sembach a West Germany on wednesday and in Ciurlik a tur key on thursday. Four f-l6s assigned to the Wing s gun smoke combat readiness Competition team were to arrive tuesday night. The first military Airlift come flight was scheduled to land on the newly renovated run Way tuesday with the first stateside flight scheduled for thursday. Go sought As suspect in rape attempt assault Wurzburg West Germany police arc looking for a Man believed to be a . Soldier who tried to rape a prostitute saturday in Wil Ryburg and then assaulted and seriously injured a Man who chased him from the scene. Police spokesman Manfred Kummel de scribed the assailant As a Blond american be tween 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall. He said the Man broke into the prostitute s camper about10 50 . On Gatting Strasse and attacked her. The Man fled when the woman screamed attracting the attention of two passers by Kummel said. One of them chased the assailant to nearby Railroad tracks where the american turned and struck the pursuer knocking him Down a 15-foot embankment. Police have not been Able to question the injured Man because he remained unconscious tuesday with a serious head  with information about the Case is urged to Call the Wurzburg police at 0931-3841. Soldier killed 2 injured in single car Accident Darmstadt West Germany one Soldier was killed and two were injured one seriously in a single car Accident Early tuesday on Highway b-26between Babenhausen and a Schaffenburg. The three soldiers were assigned to Btry a 1stbn, of the 27th Field arty regt in Babenhausen. Preliminary investigation shows that the drive apparently lost control of his car and Slid into a Large Highway Road sign about 1 30 . The victims names Are being withheld pending notification of  authorities and the German police arc investigating the  special mass will be held at 11 30 . Thurs Day in the Chapel at Babenhausen Cavern. A memo rial service is scheduled for 3 30 . At the Chapel. Teams from 14 notions competing in por Chute jumping Competition by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Parachute jump teams from 14 nations arc gathering in bad Biz. West Germany today to Sharpen their skills while competing for Best team and individual honors in an annual jumping Competition. Three . Teams from bad Tolz Are entered in the meet which has been sponsored by the bad Filz Mili tary Community for More than 20 years said sgt. 1st class Charles Hartberger. Hartburg or the meet director added that a fourth team from Nornberg also might enter. Representing the United states Are the Para Demon stration team from the 1st in 10th special Force group the bad t6lz military Community Para club and a team made up of air Force weather people from Del 6,2nd weather Wing. Community spokesman Hans Windl said the other teams come from Austria Belgium Denmark Fin land France Greece Italy Norway Portugal Spain Switzerland the United kingdom and West Germany. Other than the United states most nations have one team each entered with Belgium and Switzerland entering two teams. The Competition begins thursday and continues until saturday. Jumps Are scheduled to begin about 1p.m. On thursday and Friday. Saturday morning is reserved for More jumps if needed. Awards will be handed out saturday night. Capt. Brian Hamilton meet coordinator said each team of four individuals must make a minimum of six jumps with a total of eight jumps the goal. He said that in Case of bad weather on any Day of Competition jumps would continue sunday. The jumps will be made from Black Hawk helicopters from an Altitude of about 3,000 feet Weindl said. The objective is to land As close As possible to a designated spot in the Landing zone. Hamilton  accuracy of the jump is measured electronically in centimetres and the team with the lowest average score wins while awards will also be Given for Overall Best individual jumps. The Competition called a jump fest is open to the Public. It is being held in conjunction with the annual German american Herb fast in bad Filz. Hostages from Page 1 talks on the lighting Between syrians and christians i Lebanon said we nope that Sheik Obid will be released. This release should take place without any prior conditions no talks no discussions before Sheik Obid is  the state run syrian Media indicated that syrian president Hafez Assad and other leaders were pressing the iranians on the hostage Issue. The syrians i rates main Arab allies have been instrumental in securing the release of hostages in the past and have promised the United states they will do what they Canto help defuse the crisis triggered by Obeid s seizure. Velamati later met Assad and delivered a letter Fromma Sfanjani who has indicated growing flexibility on the hostage Issue and a dialogue with the United slates since hews elected july 28. The contents were not disclosed but Velamati said his discussions in Damascus entered on regional matters and cooperation Between our two  was accompanied by one of his deputies Hus Sein Sheikho Heslam a hard liner with close links to Hezbollah. Sheik Holcslaw one of the leaders of the iranian Mili Tants who stormed the . Embassy in Iran in november1979, has been one of Iran s Point men with the lebanese fundamentalists for the last few years. Leland from Page 1 to have led to the crash of the twin Otter carrying Cland eight other americans and seven ethiopians to the fug Nido refugee Camp in southwestern Ethiopia on aug. 7. Persistent bad weather also slowed the six a search Aswell As the recovery Effort after the twin engine plane was found sunday and the director of operations said the recovery operation could take two More Days. The recovery is proving to be extremely difficult because of Slippery Rock thick undergrowth and tall Savannah grass air Force Mai. Gen. James record of the . Central come told a news conference in Addis Ababa monday night. The Cliff inclines at an80-degree  Gambula has served As the recovery coordination base since 12 bodies were found sunday three quarters of the Way up the slopes of a 5,500-foot Mountain where the twin Otter crashed about 350 Miles South West of Addis  said Ethiopia had accepted an offer from the . National transportation and safety Board to participate in an investigation into the cause of the crash. He said a team of experts already was on its Way to Lucca me piano 5 Luuy Anu engine me to Viau univ carries up to 20 passengers was built by the Canadian Boeing subsidiary dehavilland