CRACKDOWN ON DRUG TRADE IN GROVE HALL, ROXBURY. Supt. William Celester. Police search purse and trunk of car, arrest and handcuff large white woman, confiscate drug packets. Cruiser with flashing lights. reporter: BoeriDavid Boeri reports on drug activity in the Grove Hall area of Roxbury. Boeri notes that Grove Hall residents say that the drug trade is out of control and are demanding more action from police. Boeri reports that police are increasing patrols in the area and that Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) has cited an increase in the number of arrests in the area. Boeri interviews Nathaniel Askia (former Director, FIRST., Inc.). Askia discusses the drug trade in Roxbury. Jones' report includes footage from an interview with William Celester (Deputy Superintendent, Boston Police Department). Celester says that police officers are making arrests. He adds that the courts are releasing drug arrestees back onto the streets. Boeri notes that most of the people arrested by police on drug charges are not the big dealers who control the drug trade on the streets. Jones' report is accompanied by footage of police officers making a drug arrest on Humboldt Avenue and by footage of police officers on the streets of Roxbury. This tape includes additional footage of police officers making a drug arrest on Humboldt Avenue.This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:Marcus Jones reports on Congressional debate over a bill that would impose sanctions on the apartheid regime in South Africa Ten O'Clock News was a nightly news show, featuring reports, news stories, and interviews on current events in Boston and the world.