Drugs-Global, Kirkland PQ Bust & Tips for Neighbours

Global Crooks-Global Police Co-operation

Former trafficker charged -- one of four Canadians -- COCAINE I Suspect arrested in Spain was turning his life around, family says Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun, Oct. 15, 05

VANCOUVER I To police, Langley's Michael Medjuck is a career drug trafficker busted with a tonne of cocaine off the coast of Spain last week just a year after finishing a lengthy U.S. sentence for smuggling hash on the high seas. To listen to story, click link: here.

[. . . . ] Also charged were Allan Jay Gordon, 59, of Halifax and Paul Denis Richard, 59, of Laval. The RCMP is still trying to verify the identity of the fourth man, who investigators believe gave a false name.

[. . . . ] "It is a perfect example of why we police forces need to work with foreign police forces because these organizations operate on a global scale and in order to keep up to them, law enforcement needs to do the same thing," he said.

If you rent out property . . .

Is the West Island Quebec's grow-op capital? Nosy neighbour led to Timberlea bust -- Kirkland, PQ Jason Magder, The Suburban

[. . . . ] A citizen’s tip led to the seizure of 738 marijuana plants, with a street value of approximately $800,000, in a home on Timberlea Trail in Kirkland [. . . . ]

Penalties for cultivating marijuana are generally low, with minimal or no jail time for first offenders.

Station 1 urges residents to keep a watchful eye on their neighbourhood, with particular attention to the following: [. . . . ]

Check the list of what to look for.

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