DRUGS

THEY CAN STILL GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration head TOM CONSTANTINE made a quiet trip to Bogota last week to say gracias to Colombian National Police chief GENERAL ROSSO JOSE SERRANO for his work rounding up the Cali dons. Since the CNP-DEA crackdown, says Constantine, the coke business has atomized, and the many small- and medium-size organizations now operating have neither the political sophistication nor the immense concentration of wealth of the old Cali guard. "That type of clout and power to intimidate doesn't exist anymore," says Constantine, who calls CNP boss Serrano "an honest guy who is determined to make a difference."

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