Some sobering statistics from the Tri Force Drug Unit for delegates at the 65th KDMA meetings in Ignace.
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The most recent figures from the Tri Force Unit shows in 2004 638 drug related charges were laid with some $263 Million in narcotics seized along with 635 restricted or prohibited weapons taken in. Those results came from a 6 member force operating between Thunder Bay & Kenora.
Province wide, OPP have seized $1.2 Billion of illegal drugs in the last 4 years & Officials say those numbers will continue to rise.
In Kenora District, the drugs of choice right now are marajuhania, coke & crack but crystal meth is rapidly gaining popularity.
Police says as staggering as those numbers are, they represent only about 20% of what is moving through the region.
At the 65th Kenora District Municipal Associationg meetings, I’m Randy Pike in Ignace.
