Pubdate: Thu,  3 May 2001
Source: Valley Voice, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2001 The Valley Voice
Contact:  http://www.mapinc.org/media/1388
Note: Notes From The RCMP (The following reports are based on press 
releases and may have been edited)

HARSHER PENALTIES IN DRUG-FREE ZONE

A three-block area around Nakusp Elementary and Secondary Schools will be 
declared a drug-free zone.  The project is in the preliminary stages.

The zone, an agreement between the school, the RCMP and the courts, means 
that the three-block area, plus any areas known for drug use (e.g. a 
lunch-time smoke pit) will be labelled "drug-free".  If anyone is caught 
using or dealing within the zone, punishment will double for use or 
possession, and triple for dealing.  Anyone found with drugs at the school 
will be punished.

(The heavier penalties will not necessarily apply to people caught with 
illegal drugs in their homes within the zone, unless kids are involved.)

The elementary school could have a DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) 
officer by November; Cst. Mike Wicentowich says he wants to do the job and 
asks local businesses to contact him if they want to help raise money for 
the program.
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MAP posted-by: Jo-D