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Series: Home-Grown Drug Lords

This story is based on hundreds of court documents, interviews with 11 of
the 13 defendants or their lawyers and research from various state and
federal law enforcement agencies. It was written and photographed by the
following Herald-Leader staff members:

Tom Lasseter, a graduate of the University of Georgia, joined the staff of
the Herald-Leader in 1999. He is a general assignment reporter on the
newspaper's state desk.

David Stephenson, a graduate of Western Kentucky University, joined the
Herald-Leader photography staff in 1997. He was named newspaper
photographer of the year in 2000 and 2002 by the Kentucky News
Photographers Association.

Article 1: US KY: Series: Dealer's Story - The Human Face Of A Drug Plague
(Introduction)

Article 2: US KY: Series: Wary, But Still Dealing

Article 3: US KY: Series: Legacy Of Desperation

Article 4: US KY: Series: A Familiar Story: From Miner To Drug User To Dealer

Article 5: US KY: Series: Mexican Connection

Article 6: US KY: Series: From Mexico To Rural Kentucky -- The OxyContin Trail

Article 7: US KY: Series: A Stranger Walks In

Article 8: US KY: Series: Drug Money Poured In, But Nobody's Saying Who Got It

Article 9: US KY: Series: Domestic Trouble- Imported Cocaine

Article 10: US KY: Series: 'A Normal Traffic Stop'

Article 11: US KY: Series: Turning Informant

Article 12: US KY: Series: Hard Time Whose Crime?

Article 13: US KY: Series: In A Federal Drug Case, Taking A Plea Might Not
Be A Bargain

Article 14: US KY: Series: 'It Didn't Stop The Cocaine'

Article 15: US KY: Series: 'Basically, There's Nothing This Small Of A
County Can Do'

Article 16: US KY: Series: Broken Laws And Lives (Epilogue)

Article 17: US KY: Series: One Drug Defendant Gave Candidate Cash On Tape