They use their influence as major drug buyers through Medicaid to pressure pharmaceutical companies or pharmacists to charge less.
In the sweep Wednesday 250 police officers posed as drug buyers near elementary and junior high schools.
The police seize 35 cars from suspected drug buyers in upper Manhattan.
There was also a good likelihood that visitors to the apartment were drug buyers.
But city officials think they have a way to stop both the gunfire and the drug buyers.
He estimated that 70 percent of the drug buyers are from out of town, adding, "The blood is on their hands."
The idea is to discourage drug buyers by making it difficult for them to speed away after making a purchase.
The police say drug buyers feel less threatened in these neighborhoods.
I hope he also shows the inside of police stations to drug buyers.
Both sell to health maintenance organizations, insurance companies and other managed-care drug buyers.