Did Neighbours Know, Not Report? Get Involved. It's Your Neighbourhood
*** Citizen involvement is key to busting such rings, said Pratapas of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
"They're affecting your communities, your schools, your parks." ***
While this drug bust is significant and the police did a very good good job, it represents only 0.2% of the $30 billion in activity being carried on in Canada. If police forces could do one of these a week it would start making a dent but would still only amount to a 10 % dent in a year. Unfortunately, it seems they only do maybe 2 or 3 of these a year -- not 52 a year. The government has not given them the proper resources for national security nor for dealing with major criminal activity.
[. . . . ] "We decimated a major marijuana and ecstasy cartel," he said, calling the popular dance-club drug "death pills masquerading as harmless fun."
The network also reached into Vietnam and other parts of Southeast Asia, police said. But the heart of the criminal operation was in Ottawa.
The alleged ring leader, Mai Le, 38, [and several siblings were] arrested [. . . .]
Le and several siblings are charged with possession of pot for the purpose of trafficking, money laundering, theft of hydro and other related offences.
[. . . . ] Officers raided 32 locations in the capital - some apparent residences, some businesses. They included eight marijuana grow operations.
[. . . . ] "It's Asian organized crime," said Det. Josh Pulfer of the Ottawa Police drug unit.
Police said tips suggest there are at least 500 more residential grow labs in Ottawa alone.
Note this:
[. . . . ] Sometimes a car would stop outside and the driver would leave a bag of garbage to make it look as if someone lived there.
An Asian man regularly checked on both houses, and there was always someone to clear snow or cut the grass, Foster said. A fake bouquet of sunflowers adorned an upstairs window.
Citizen involvement is key to busting such rings, said Pratapas of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
"They're affecting your communities, your schools, your parks."
A previous commitment prevents too much more on this right now; however, I see that the National Post has more than one article--lengthy--worth reading. This is of major interest -- and if you are a parent, it is time to find out more and push for more funding to do something about it. Forget the flags and all the rest to keep some people happy. We should start with the idea that Canadians' security is paramount -- and that means the security of Canada's children. To a child, a pill appears harmless since they are given pills from childhood. These pills can ruin our society. NJC
