1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. How/where were the drugs confiscated?

3. What did Los Angeles Special Agent Bill Bodner say about the amount of drugs seized from two stash houses?

4. What is Operation Crystal Shield?

5. How many arrests have DEA agents made across the U.S. in the past 6 months?

6. In addition to this month’s California drug busts targeting meth coming from Mexico, many others have been made including:

• In the beginning of September, the DEA seized more than 900 pounds of methamphetamine, $1.1 million and made 176 arrests in the El Paso and New Mexico region in Operation Crystal Shield’s national operation, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said.
• On October 15, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics announced one of the largest meth busts in state history. OBN said authorities seized more than 100 kilos of methamphetamine during a drug trafficking investigation in Grove, Oklahoma. Officials said the 231 pounds of meth has a street value of nearly $2 million.

What is your reaction to the arrests/drug seizures through Operation Crystal Shield?