Show Narcotics Use Rising Here Prior or to 1967 the there re had been little to no cases of narcotics abuse in Bountiful said Chief Dean 0 O. O Anderson but since Feb 11 1967 to the present there have been 37 cases handled handled handled han han- by his department APPROXIMATELY six months ago when the Chief saw the of narcotics abuse becoming a problem he assigned as assigned assigned as- as signed Officer Wayne specifically to narcotics He has also used the voluntary services o of a resident of Bountiful who agreed to act as an undercover agent In a report to the city council at Wednesday nights night's meeting Chief Anderson requested that the name of the person not be made public for obvious rea rea- sons SINCE A YEAR ago 16 cases involving the use of LSD marijuana marijuana marijuana mari mari- juana and glue sniffing have been processed he told the council There have been 21 other cases Involving either selling marijuana or giving it away Two men were arrested in Bountiful on the charge of selling selling selling sell sell- ing marijuana and one was arrested ar arrested arrested ar- ar rested for or selling LSD They were 24 22 and 19 respectively SEVENTEEN persons were arrested for the unlawful possession possession possession pos pos- session of marijuana Of those arrested for glue sniffing the ages ranged from 13 to 17 years old The average age of all alloth- alloth oth others others oth- oth ers arrested w was s 17 years old I with the range from 13 to 25 years Chief Anderson reported that most of those involved were were male Children from both high schools and the junior highs are involved C COUNCILMAN Warde Wu-de L L L. Tolman Tolman Tolman Tol- Tol man asked what the reaction was from the parents of those in involved involved involved in- in and Chief Anderson re- re pI pied ed that it ranged from rom utter i despair to sincere concern to apathy and complacency lk Ik I |