Drug enforcement discussed at Mat-Su public hearing

Few people turned out to testify at a public hearing on the Matanuska Susitna Borough budget in Wasilla Thursday night, but those who did outlined a disturbing trend.
Wasilla mayor Bert Cottle faced the Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly and told the panel that drug enforcement resources in the Valley are overwhelmed.
“We currently have three Alaska State Troopers attached to the state drug unit out here. That’s it for a 100,000 people. Nothing against those people, they are working