EX-AGENT TELLS HOW TO STASH DRUGS

The Texas Officer Says His New Venture Is Driven by 'Injustice' In
the U.S. War on Drugs

TYLER, Texas -- A one-time Texas drug agent described by his former
boss as perhaps the best narcotics officer in the country plans to
market a how-to video on concealing drugs and fooling police.

Barry Cooper, who has worked for small police departments in East
Texas, plans to launch a website next week where he will sell his
video, Never Get Busted Again, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reported in
its online edition Thursday.

A promotional video says Cooper will show viewers how to "conceal
their stash," "avoid narcotics profiling" and "fool canines every time."

Cooper, who said he favours the legalization of marijuana, made the
video in part because he believes the U.S. fight against drugs is a
waste of resources. Busting marijuana users fills up prisons with
non-violent offenders, he said.

"My main motivation in all of this is to teach Americans their civil
liberties and what drives me in this is injustice and unfairness in
our system," Cooper told the newspaper.

Cooper said his website should be operating by Tuesday.

As a drug officer, Cooper said, he made more than 800 drug arrests and
seized more than 50 vehicles and $500,000 in cash and assets.

"He was even better than he says he was," said Tom Finley, Cooper's
former boss on a West Texas drug task force and now a private
investigator in Midland.

"He was probably the best narcotics officer in the state and maybe the
country during his time with the task force."

News of the video has angered authorities, including Richard Sanders,
an agent with the Tyler Drug Enforcement Agency. Sanders said he plans
to investigate whether the video violates any laws.

"It outrages me personally as I'm sure it does any officer that has
sworn an oath to uphold the laws of this state, and nation," Sanders
said. "It is clear that his whole deal is to make money and he has
found some sort of scheme, but for him to go to the dark side and do
this is infuriating."

Smith County Deputy Constable Mark Waters, a narcotics officer, said
the video is insulting to law enforcement officials.

"This is a slap in the face to all that we do to uphold the laws and
keep the public safe," he said.