April 20, 1989: Washington Post Reports on CAP's Role in War on Drugs

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On this date in 1989, the Washington Post reported on the Civil Air Patrol's role in the war on drugs.

An excerpt:

Antidrug officials have employed 500 Civil Air Patrol aircraft and 3,000 pilots in their war on drugs. The Civil Air Patrol pilots will fly Drug Enforcement Administration agents, US Forest Service agents and other law enforcement officers to look for signs of marijuana plants on the ground.

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