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NARCOTICS UNIT SHUT DOWN; Citing budget deficit in move, the Minneapolis police chief said drug cases still will get made, but some wonder if years of drug expertise is being wasted.

Publication: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Publication Date: 16-SEP-09 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: NARCOTICS UNIT SHUT DOWN; Citing budget deficit in move, the Minneapolis police chief said drug cases still will get made, but some wonder if years of drug expertise is being wasted.(NEWS)

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Byline: DAVID CHANEN; STAFF WRITER

The Minneapolis Police Department responded this week to a projected $5 million budget deficit by disbanding its narcotics unit, making Minneapolis the only major U.S. city without one, according to the unit's former leader.

However, Chief Tim Dolan said Tuesday that the department still has sufficient resources to handle drug cases. The unit, which had 14 officers when it was shut down Monday, looked into nearly 4,000 cases this year, including many dealing with mid- and high-level drug dealers, said Lt. Marie Przynski, who was in charge of the unit.

That work resulted in 519 federal and state charges, she said, adding that unit officers seized about $300,000 in drug...

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