US NY:
Bust Drug Gang Formed In State Jail Busted
A vicious gang of drug-dealing Bloods - who forged their union behind state prison walls - was arrested yesterday by the NYPD following the unsealing of a sweeping indictment by special narcotics prosecutor Bridget Brennan.
The roundup ended the stranglehold the gang had on a widening circle of Manhattan streets around Lenox Avenue from 112th Street to 120th Street where members carried out a reign of intimidation of law- abiding residents while taking over drug spots to distribute crack, heroin and PCP.
Brennan said the gang, The Nine Trey Gangstas, came up with their name while locked up in 1993 in upstate Great Meadow Prison.
The leader....
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Funding for World Anti-Doping Agency Threatened
International efforts against performance-enhancing drugs could be in jeopardy if European governments refuse to pay their share of the project's costs.
According to Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the European Union (EU) has threatened to withhold funding for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) budget. The IOC has been paying for the program, but starting in January the cost was supposed to be split between the IOC and governments.
Recently, the EU said it would be unable to pay its share because of administrative reasons. Despite the EU announcement, Rogge was confident that WADA would continue to operate. "It won't be the end of WADA but it will be the paralysis of WADA," he said.
"The IOC has paid for WADA for two years. We expect the governments to honor their commitment." The issue is expected to be addressed this week during a meeting of WADA leaders in Lausanne, Switzerland.|||
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