http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/15/AR2010101506699.html?nav=mbot
This article states that Maryland's National Resource Police (NRP) have decided to try and reduce the amount of drug activity in Maryland forests. Just last Saturday the NRP made 10 drug related arrests, accompanied by the 120 arrests mad in the first 9 months of this year. The NRP has joined with MD State Police, County Police and the State Corrections Department and says they are committed to providing a safe family environment and will continue this joint proactive law enforcement measure to ensure the safety of the patrons to the State's public land is met.
The NRP will be using an increase of patrolling officers as well as drug sniffing dogs in an effort to deter drug use in the forest. But as the article stated, there are a lot of unspoiled and uncharted areas that can act as a cover for those who plan to use illegal drugs in the forest. As we discussed in class it may be a good idea for the NRP to employ education in an effor to deter people from wanting to use illicit drugs in the forest.
People are going to the forest to use drugs?
ReplyDeleteMakes sense to me. Typically less LE in the woods. I've seen groups of people at the top of Reddish Knob using what appeared to be illegal drugs on at least one occasion.
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