LATEST DESIGNER DRUG -- FOXY -- FOUND IN NORFOLK

NORFOLK -- The latest designer drug, known as Foxy, has reached Hampton
Roads, according to law enforcement officials.

Three men were arrested this week on federal charges of conspiracy to
manufacture and distribute the drug.

"This designer drug case is the first of its kind in the Hampton Roads area
and may be the first of its kind in the nation," said U.S. Attorney Paul J.
McNulty.

Timothy C. Luken, 38, of Norfolk; Richard L. Klecker, 22; and Michael D.
Wolfe, 22, both of Newport News, were jailed on the federal charge, pending
an appearance in U.S. District Court.

Klecker and Wolfe are in the Navy, the U.S. Attorney said. Luken's
occupation was not disclosed.

The men also were accused of distributing another new designer drug, AMT.
Foxy, also known as "Foxy Methoxy," and AMT are hallucinogens closely
associated with Ecstasy, another designer or "club" drug that has been
around for more than a decade.

Federal agents searched homes Thursday in Norfolk and Newport News to
gather evidence. Further details were unavailable.

The case is being investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service,
Norfolk police and state police.