The drug crackdown was made possible, Commissioner Fernandes said, by an increase over the summer in the number of police officers assigned to the narcotics division.

A25 Cocaine smuggling has increased to near-normal levels weeks after the Colombian drug crackdown reduced shipments, experts say.

Police officials said several of the complaints might have been prompted by a drug crackdown in March and April in Hamilton Heights.

Many Ecuadoreans say they hope the drug crackdown will help avert the "Colombianization" of their largely peaceful country.

A year ago, during drug crackdowns, officers were waiting up to 30 hours to see a prosecutor.

He said the plots apparently were hatched as revenge for recent drug crackdowns and tightened discipline at the prison.

The head of the antidoping agency has called the case the biggest athletic drug crackdown ever, revealing a conspiracy by chemists, coaches and athletes.

An unprecedented statewide drug crackdown by 1,000 officers ended early today with nearly 2,200 people arrested on charges of using or dealing crack.

The board also asked the police for a drug crackdown.

The police said they did not know why the gunman shot at the detective, or whether the shooting was in retaliation for the drug crackdown.