Pubdate: Tue, 24 Jun 2008
Source: National Post (Canada)
Copyright: 2008 Southam Inc.
Contact:  http://www.nationalpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286
Author: Natalie Alcoba
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150 ARRESTED IN DRUG-DEALING SWEEP

Two downtown police divisions joined forces to sweep alleged drug 
dealers off the streets and out of parks --and to keep them from 
migrating to another part of the city.

High-ranking officers from 14 Division and 51 Division said they 
devised the plan to "capture displaced drug dealers" after it became 
apparent that alleged dealers who were busted in one part of Toronto 
would simply move their business to another.

This time around, undercover officers jointly targeted the areas of 
Parkdale and Bloor and Lansdowne in the west end, and Church and 
Seaton streets and Regent Park over a five-week period, ending this weekend.

A total of 150 people were arrested and charged, and hundreds of 
thousands of dollars worth of drugs -- mostly crack cocaine, but also 
marijuana and GHB -- were seized.
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