NATION : Barry Indicted on 6 New Charges
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WASHINGTON — Mayor Marion Barry was indicted on six additional drug charges today alleging that he possessed cocaine on several occasions from the fall of 1984 until his arrest last January in an FBI sting operation.
Barry was charged on one misdemeanor count of conspiracy to possess cocaine and five misdemeanor counts of possession.
The conspiracy count alleges that from the fall of 1984 until Barry’s arrest in January, the mayor “obtained, possessed and used cocaine powder and crack with more than 10 persons at more than 20 locations, including private residences, hotels, business establishments and government offices, both inside and outside the United States,” said a statement released by U.S. Atty. Jay B. Stephens.
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