Pubdate: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 Source: Vancouver Courier (CN BC) Copyright: 2005 Vancouver Courier Contact: http://www.vancourier.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/474 Author: Mike Howell Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/heroin.htm (Heroin) POLICE HIT NOTORIOUS HOTEL AGAIN Another day at the Dundas Hotel, another seizure of drugs and money. Vancouver police arrested two men and seized $10,000 in drugs and money from a suite in the rooming house at 2167 Dundas St., near Templeton. Police entered the rooming house at noon Dec. 29, which triggered the front desk clerk to use a two-way radio to alert the drug dealers, police said. Police ran up the stairs to a third-floor suite, where they arrested a man who was allegedly in possession of a large quantity of drugs and money. A 31-year-old man and the 46-year-old desk clerk are facing drug-related charges. As the Courier reported Dec. 15, police have identified the rooming house as a major target in their ongoing campaign against drug dealers and associated crime in city neighbourhoods. The hotel is located in an area of well-kept buildings and low-rent apartments. Police have noticed an increase in house burglaries and theft from vehicles since the rooming house was reported as a problem to investigators. Barb Windsor, the city's deputy chief licensing inspector, said the city and police have received numerous complaints from neighbours about the rooming house. Windsor said she is reviewing police reports before the city takes any action against the rooming house's owner. According to property records, the rooming house is owned by 560977 B.C. Ltd. William Bailie, who has a mailing address in Surrey, is listed as director, according to the B.C. Assessment Authority. The rooming house generated about 80 calls in 2004-double the calls from 2003-for crimes including assaults and drug dealing. Last month, police seized 37 grams of crack cocaine, 44 grams of heroin, eight grams of powder cocaine and $3,800 in cash from a suite at the Dundas. "It's still very high on our radar, it's something that we continue to pursue as far as complaints from the community and area residents who are fed up with the criminal activity that's going on there," said Const. Sarah Bloor, a media liaison officer for the Vancouver Police Department. - ---