TRAVERSE CITY â Population size doesn't matter as much as the connections that major drug suppliers have in any given area. That could be why despite Cadillac's relatively small size, it has become a hub of drug activity for the entire region. Or "mini-hub," in the words of Steven VerDow, assistant special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Agency's Detroit office, who was visiting Traverse City Thursday to meet with members of the media and discuss the federal agency's efforts to combat drug activity in Northern Michigan. "It's the way the drugs are moved around," Verdow said. "It's really contingent on who has the connections."