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A police captain presented a slide show featuring mug shots of people they were cracking down on.

Even as top executives from Facebook and Twitter, which has also long struggled with posts offering drugs illegally, promised earlier this month in a congressional hearing that they were cracking down on sales of opioids and other drugs, their services appeared to be open marketplaces for advertising such content.

Last month, under pressure to act, the government arrested more than eleven thousand people, including a hundred and forty-five suspected Islamic militants; police officials said that they were cracking down on every form of crime, from theft to assault, but the B.N.P. complained that the raids were a cover to detain its workers.

The police appeal caused a backlash on social media from some people who felt they were cracking down on fun.

During the MPAA session, held at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills in conjunction with the U.S. attorney's office in L.A. and the FBI, law enforcement authorities said they were cracking down on piracy on three fronts: postproduction leaks, camcorders in movie theaters and awards screeners.

There were rumblings, Tobin says, up on Norwich Road not far from the old hubs but they were cracked down on swiftly.

There were rumblings, Brian says, up on Norwich Road – not far from the old hubs – but they were cracked down on swiftly.

"Politicians think they have a chance to redefine the city, so they are cracking down".

"They're cracking down so much," Mr. Moy said, "it's not even worth it".

Congress Party leaders have tried to convince the public that they are cracking down on corruption, yet public skepticism remains high.

PONZI SCHEMES Federal authorities say they are cracking down on Ponzi schemes in greater numbers, Mr. Protess reported.