Drug Trafficking Virginia

Federal drug agents seized three University of Virginia fraternity houses in a raid that one official said shows "there are no havens" for drug traffickers. The Justice Department reported that it was the first such case in which fraternity houses were taken under federal control. Eight students were arrested on charges of drug distribution and three others indicted on the same charges were being sought, authorities said.

Federal drug agents seized three University of Virginia fraternity houses in a raid that one official said shows "there are no havens" for drug traffickers. The Justice Department reported that it was the first such case in which fraternity houses were taken under federal control. Eight students were arrested on charges of drug distribution and three others indicted on the same charges were being sought, authorities said.

Mayor James P. Moran said Alexandria, Va., will begin evicting suspected drug dealers from public housing now that the city has become the first in the country to be exempted from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's grievance procedures. Moran said the city would pursue evictions in cases where they have evidence of criminal activity either being committed or condoned by the leaseholder.

Troubled by the growing prevalence of drug trafficking in housing projects, the Bush Administration Wednesday officially exempted the state of Virginia from federal tenant-protection laws as part of an aggressive new effort to evict drug dealers from the nation's public housing. The unprecedented move, among the most far-reaching of the Administration's new anti-drug initiatives, faces an almost-certain legal challenge.

Troubled by the growing prevalence of drug trafficking in housing projects, the Bush Administration Wednesday officially exempted the state of Virginia from federal tenant-protection laws as part of an aggressive new effort to evict drug dealers from the nation's public housing. The unprecedented move, among the most far-reaching of the Administration's new anti-drug initiatives, faces an almost-certain legal challenge.

Mayor James P. Moran said Alexandria, Va., will begin evicting suspected drug dealers from public housing now that the city has become the first in the country to be exempted from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's grievance procedures. Moran said the city would pursue evictions in cases where they have evidence of criminal activity either being committed or condoned by the leaseholder.