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 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?158 (Club Drugs) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine) 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. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom