I—The Da i 1 Collegian Monda . % , NO% ern her 11. 1974
State College narcs 'very busy'
By LIND.% N111.1.E1l
Collegian Staff 11riter
l'es. Virginia. there are narcs in State College
But the State College office of the Pennsylvania Bureau of
Drug Control.is no busier than the other seven corresponding
regional offieeS. according to Director Walter F'. Williams.
"We're all very busy busier than %% e should be." Williams
said
HIS badge states "Narcotic Agent. - but Williams and nits
tellow bureall,employes c;,an make arrests for illegal selling.
using or purchase of am cbntrolled substance
Williams said that although the, bureau makes arrest s Fri con
nection %%ith all types of drug abuse, it concentrates its efforts
on drug dealers. especially those inyolved with ' - harder
drugs" and ptiShers dealing with large ctuantities of drugs and
large sums of money
lie said figures are misleading and would not estimate any
percentage of drug usagvr trafficking in State College. But
he said that traffickingA all types of drugs, including heroin.
is present •
Mlhams said a large number of drug users are young. and
herVore many students are arrested on drug charges. But the
percentage of non-students atrested locally runs close to the
percentage Of st udent arrests
"We don't pick on college students. We go where the traf
ficking is .We don't discriminate we go after anyone and
everyone." he said The Bureau has no connection with the
l'mversity and no state spies are stationed in the dorms, ac
cording to Williams
The bureau does employ undercover agents who gather in
telligence for many arrests and who do not consider the cam
pus off-limits, he said Bureau employes have the authority to
travel an2,,N‘here within the Commonwealth. excluding
military bases.
Vtlliams said that undercover agents are needed because
there is no complaining party in drug trafficking, as there are
in robbery and - assault cases.
The number of employes in his office fluctuates according to
need The State College office covers 13 surrounding counties,
is ‘k ell as Centre Counts'.
State College was chosen as a-regional office because - of its
central location The office, 1315 S. Allen St., was - located in
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chain of command begins with the governor and his
Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, which recommends drugs
to be included on the controlled substance list. From there, the,
attorney general and deputy attorney generals oversee thcf
director of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Drug Control, located
LQ Harrisburg.
tl - Two Criminal Compliance and Enforcement directors
supervise the regional office directors.
The bureau works with federal, state and local law en
forcement agencies. Williams said their agents are often
housed with the state police strike forces when both groups are
working on the same investigation. Thus, the general public
can contact local authorities concerning drug abuse.
"It's not really necessary for us to have marked cars and a
big sign out in front of the building," he said.
Williams said the bureau likes publicity, but can only give
limited information to the public.
The bureau may go for days or months without making an
arrest, he said, adding that intelligence leading to arrests is
strictly confidential.
Williams said he considers his occupation exciting, but it
requires a lot of paper work. He said he used to go out and
make arrests, but is now severely limited by his desk and
telephone.
He said all agents are issued weapons because of the
element of risk involved. However, danger is largely reduced
by planning and research to choose times and places of
arrests.
This cautiousness and a great respect for individual privacy ,
and freedom frdm harassment have made the bureau a highly
regarded orgarlization, Williams said, explaining that it has
taken many year n s to build the bureau's reputation and the
bureau would not jeopardize it by acting unprofessionally.
He said the l'No-Knock policy" of entry used by federal
agents is not used by the bureau.
"I don't do it for the money, although we get along com
fortably. It's extremely rewarding...and at times it's very
sad...you can see the misery first hand and what it does to
families," he said.
Drug abuse costs millions of lives annually, he said
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