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Leader of BC United Kevin Falcon appalled over drug trafficker arrest

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 May, 2023 09:42 AM

B-C United Leader Kevin Falcon says he’s appalled with the arrest of an alleged drug trafficker operating a mobile illegal narcotics dispensary in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Falcon called on Premier David Eby and members of his cabinet to denounce the alleged activity as completely unacceptable.

Vancouver police arrested a 51-year-old man for selling cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin out of a trailer parked in one of the neighbourhood's main intersections.

Constable Tania Visintin says in a news release that the department supports measures that include harm reduction services and decriminalization, but drug trafficking is still subject to enforcement.

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