Recently, a large drug trafficking ring in Lawrence, MA was seized, prompting many arrests. This news outbreak also caused a look into the statistics of Lawrence, MA and their drug problems. According to statistics, Lawrence was then named the #1 drug trafficking city in all of the Northeast. This includes from New York, all the way to Canada. This relates to our class because it shows how a location affects drug use among large regions. https://patch.com/massachusetts/northandover/38-arrested-devils-highway-merrimack-valley-drug-bust