National

Charges Against 11 Accuseds In Drug Trafficking Ring In Vancouver's Impoverished Downtown Eastside

Darpan News Desk, 02 Apr, 2015 02:03 PM

VANCOUVER — Police are recommending charges against 11 people accused of trafficking drugs in Vancouver's impoverished Downtown Eastside.

Besides cocaine, heroin and 23,000 fentanyl pills, police say they have seized weapons including a crossbow, eight vehicles and $575,000 in cash.

Police say drugs are also believed to have been shipped to Vancouver Island and Alberta.

Supt. Mike Porteous says federal organized crime investigators and the RCMP assisted in serving search warrants in the city and in New Westminster, Coquitlam, Surrey and Maple Ridge.

The total value of the seizures is estimated at $1.8 million.

Police have already issued warnings about the painkiller fentanyl being mixed with heroin, oxycodone and other party drugs and causing several deaths among occasional drug users.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Childproofing Expert Offers Tips For Safety In Light Of Toronto Boy's Death

TORONTO — An expert in childproofing says the freezing death of a Toronto boy highlights the unpredictability of children and the need for caregivers to be prepared for different developmental milestones.

Childproofing Expert Offers Tips For Safety In Light Of Toronto Boy's Death

Kinder Morgan Says B.C. Spill Plan Not Required To Be Public, Unlike Washington

VANCOUVER — An emergency response plan for the proposed $5.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will remain secret in British Columbia — even though a similar plan was recently made public in Washington state.

Kinder Morgan Says B.C. Spill Plan Not Required To Be Public, Unlike Washington

'I Can't Wait To See What You're Up To Next,' Justin Trudeau Tells Robert Ghiz

CHARLOTTETOWN — Premier Robert Ghiz of Prince Edward Island was wooed Friday evening with appeals to run federally, calls he hasn't dismissed as he exits the political stage this weekend.

'I Can't Wait To See What You're Up To Next,' Justin Trudeau Tells Robert Ghiz

Toronto Mother Arrested After Boy, 4, Found Wandering Naked On Cold Street Outside

TORONTO — While the family of a Toronto toddler who died after spending hours in the frigid cold was making funeral arrangements, police charged the mother of another boy after the child was found wandering naked outside in the city's west end.

Toronto Mother Arrested After Boy, 4, Found Wandering Naked On Cold Street Outside

Kinder Morgan President Says B.C. Spill Plan Doesn't Need To Be Public

VANCOUVER — The head of Kinder Morgan says a full emergency response plan for the proposed $5.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in British Columbia will remain hidden though a similar scheme has been made public in neighbouring Washington.

Kinder Morgan President Says B.C. Spill Plan Doesn't Need To Be Public

British Columbia Mountain Resort To Open Via Ferrata Climbing Attraction

GOLDEN, B.C. — The number of via ferratas in Canada is growing. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort says it plans to open one of the climbing attractions this summer.