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The article “Teens trek to city for heroin, Cops cite increase in suburban buyers” (Page 1, Aug. 13), it only hammers home the point that African-Americans have known all too well: If you are white and buy drugs, the police will do virtually nothing.

And if intervention is performed, it will be in a hospital.

If you are black and are caught with drugs, whether you’re the buyer or seller, you are going to jail.