High Profile

A narc irks some Vermonters

WANTED: Male, between 22 and 32 years old. Has a penchant for handsome attire, fancy foreign cars, and comes from out of state. He will be looking for isolated property, perhaps even several holdings, and will make the down payment in cash.

Earlier this month, at greater length, the Drug Enforcement Administration began providing Vermont realtors with a so-called drug-trafficker profile. New England DEA Chief Robert Stutman mailed two-page, single-spaced letters asking the state's realtors to "help locate properties that are being utilized to conceal illicit drugs" by flagging the agency when dealing with customers who fit that...

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