[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 14 (Friday, February 11, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: February 11, 1994]
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             COMMEMORATING THE LAKE COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 11, 1994

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
commemorate the brave men and women of the Lake County drug task force 
for executing the largest cocaine seizure in the history of the State 
of Indiana. It is the hard work of these individuals and others like 
them across the Nation who put their lives on the line every day to 
help us win the war on drugs and crime.
  On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 17, 1993, the Lake County drug 
task force raided a home in Dyer, IN, and seized 176 pounds of cocaine 
with an estimated street value of $15 million. The raid culminated an 
11-month investigation that previously resulted in the seizure of 
thousands of dollars, a truck, and two motorcycles.
  The success of the drug task force is personally gratifying to me 
since I know its members. The success of the drug task force should be 
gratifying to Congress as a whole because it is the congressional 
appropriation of Federal dollars through the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance Program that provides the money to fund its vital 
activities.
  The men and women who make up the Lake County drug task force are: 
Sheriff Stephen Stiglich, chairman of the board; Assistant Chief Judith 
Petro, project director; Gus Flores, intelligence analyst; Sgt. Richard 
Borchert, unit supervisor; DEA Agent Raymundo Vasquez; Officer Shaw 
Spurlock; Officer Zon Haralovich; Officer Luis Lopez; Officer Cynthia 
Shelton; Officer Reginald Harris; Officer Anthony Stanley; Officer 
Thomas Hyde; office manager Linda James; secretary Carmen Drew; and 
others. We are indebted to these individuals and other law enforcement 
agencies throughout Lake County, whose heroic efforts to fight drugs 
and crime make northwest Indiana a safer place to work and live.
  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that the rising tide of drugs and crime 
makes the mission of the Lake County drug task force even more 
important. The record seizure last August was of great historical 
significance to the Hoosier State and the Nation. Its continued success 
is a victory for the people of northwest Indiana and the rule of law 
and order. I call on you and my other House colleagues to join me in 
commending the outstanding work of the Lake County drug task force and 
of all those who made this possible.

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