...a man on federal drug charges. ''We don't get many commercial-sized grows up here,'' Alaska State Trooper J.R. Roberts said, contrasting the area with the steady pace of pot busts in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to the south. Agents...

...officers to his motel room. Officers found a kilo, or 2.2 pounds, of cocaine strapped to Ramirez' waistband. Sgt. J.R. Roberts, the Alaska State Trooper in charge of the statewide drug enforcement unit, estimated the drug's street value at...

...statewide drug enforcement unit, which consists mostly of Alaska State Troopers and Fairbanks police. Trooper Sgt. J.R. Roberts, head of the unit, said it took roughly four hours to dismantle the lab. Roberts said drugs hadn't been cooked...

...Galena trooper called the detachment headquarters in Fairbanks and two negotiators, Sgt. Dave Drvenkar and Sgt. J.R. Roberts, flew to Galena. Tanner said Trooper Sgt. Ron Wall tried negotiate with Wholecheese by telephone from Fairbanks...