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Drug Situation: Heroin has now equaled crack
cocaine as the greatest drug threat in Connecticut. Heroin is a significant
problem in the suburban areas of the state as well as the urban areas. Located
between the drug distribution centers of New York and Boston, Connecticut is an
important transit and destination area for drugs. Interstate 95, the major
north-south route on the East Coast, extends along Connecticuts southern shore
through Stamford, Bridgeport, New Haven, and New London. It connects New York
City with Boston and continues to the U.S.-Canada border. Interstate 91 extends
from New Haven north to Massachusetts, Vermont and the U.S.-Canada border.
These interstates intersect in New Haven and form what is known by law
enforcement as the New England Pipeline. |
