Nation : Drug War Nets Mayor’s Brother
The war against drugs declared by Mayor John Daniels when he took office five weeks ago hit home with the arrest of his younger brother on drug-dealing charges.
Robert Daniels, 48, surrendered to another brother, Police Detective Melvin Daniels, on a warrant charging him with selling cocaine and operating a drug factory in the city.
A spokesman for the mayor said the family had tried several times to get Robert Daniels to seek help for a drug habit but they did not know the extent of his involvement.
The mayor, who was told that a warrant had been issued for his brother, said he was “very saddened” by his brother’s arrest.
“I love him very much,” said the mayor, who launched a war on drugs when he was inaugurated Jan. 1 as the city’s first black mayor.
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