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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York is merging its counterterrorism and anti-narcotics divisions, a move expected to streamline related investigations. The units-the Terrorism and National Security unit and International Narcotics Trafficking unit-will operate with the same number of employees under the co-direction of Michael Farbiarz and Anjan Sahni, according to a statement by the district office. Farbiarz and Sahni previously headed the separate units. The merger will likely help the office in pursuing terror groups using revenue from the sale of opium and other drugs to finance their operations, according to Michael Kraft, a Washington...