Pubdate: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 Source: Guardian, The (CN PI) Copyright: 2015 The Guardian, Charlottetown Guardian Group Incorporated Contact: http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/174 Page: 2 ATTACKING DRUGS Ward 4 Councillor Calls on Residents to Lobby Provincial and Federal Governments to Curb Drug Sale, Usage in Charlottetown Charlottetown's Ward 4 representative continues to lobby for more attention and emphasis on street-level drugs. Coun. Mitchell Tweel says he made a presentation this week to the city's police committee on concerns around the drug trade. He said he is in favour of dedicating whatever it takes to deal with the drug trade "head on", particularly at the street and neighbourhood level. "The sale of drugs and drug usage is not going to be tolerated or become entrenched into the fabric of the community," Tweel said. "Selling drugs and the use of drugs in the neighbourhoods where city schools exist is a recipe for disaster." Tweel has argued for some time that two officers need to be added to the street crime unit. A rash of break and enters made the news last fall, which Tweel links to the drug issue. "It is common knowledge that the true motivation for the unlimited break and enters, home invasions, robberies and thefts is the direct result of the sale of drugs and intense drug usage." The councillor said action must taken at every level, calling on residents to lobby politicians at the provincial and federal levels to act as well. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom