Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said he continued to support starting a new police helicopter program, despite ongoing opposition from the County Council.

Manger said he was in favor of a bill by Councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg, D-at large, that would allow money from the Drug Enforcement Forfeiture Fund to be used for drug treatment and prevention programs, as long as there was enough money in the fund to pay for the fund’s primary purpose: investigating and arresting drug dealers.