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May 15, 2015 (Vol. 40 No. 39)
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Rodeo time: Some of the world’s best cowboys and cowgirls – and a whole lot more – will be in Cloverdale this weekend for the 69th Cloverdale Rodeo and 127th Country Fair. i see page 13
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Joint operations aim to disrupt alleged Surrey/Delta drug-trade turf war
More charges laid in shooting spree Kevin Diakiw Black Press
More people have been charged in connection with a rash of shootings over the past two months. Police this week announced charges against Pardip Brar, who faces 12 charges, and Rajvir Sunner (four charges). Arman Dhatt was arrested in Delta in March and faces 19 separate charges.
The information came out Tuesday as police indicate they continue to chip away at two groups responsible for half of the 30 shootings in Surrey and Delta since March 9. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU-BC), Surrey Mounties and Delta Police are involved in several enforcement and covert operations in order to identify witnesses, increase intelligence, and disrupt the illegal activities of the groups
involved. Police believe 15 of the shootings are a result of two groups responsible for dial-adope operations (drug delivery by phone); groups Mounties describe as of South Asian and Somalian descent. The violence is believed to be the result of a turf war over the drug trade. The victims of the shootings remain uncooperative, police say.
In addition, during the enforcement operations, 40 vehicles failed to stop for police. Police officers don’t pursue fleeing vehicles when it is deemed that doing so could endanger the public. On one occasion, a CFSEU-BC marked car was rammed by a suspect vehicle to avoid the traffic stop. Despite the challenges, police say they are having some success. i see page 4
White Rock man arrested on East Coast
Drug bust has link to Peninsula A White Rock man has been arrested on the East Coast in connection with “one of the biggest drug busts” in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history. At a press conference Monday, Const. Dave Emberley of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) ❝We seized told report10 kilograms ers that the of cocaine, 41-year-old 300 pounds of was arrested in marijuana, 2 kg St. John’s, Nfld., of pure MDMA on May 6 as the result of the and 2 kg of ‘Project Titan’ …’shatter’.❞ investigation. Subs equent Dave Emberley to the arrest, CFSEU five search warrants were executed in the St. John’s area, Emberley said. “As a result of these search warrants, we seized 10 kilograms of cocaine, 300 pounds of marijuana, two kilograms of pure MDMA and two kilograms of a substance known as ‘shatter’, which is a chemical derived from marijuana.” Arlen Nathan Hodge was to appear in Newfoundland Provincial Court yesterday (May 14), on multiple drug-related charges. – Tracy Holmes
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(From left) Jennifer Green, Barb Hunter, Wendy LeLacheur and Fran Holden discuss proposed changes to Dogwood Park Tuesday afternoon.
Parks manager says posted changes to South Surrey’s Dogwood Park are not a done deal
Off-leash plans ‘take away from dogs’ Alex Browne and Tracy Holmes Staff Reporters
Signs that have appeared at South Surrey’s Dogwood Park suggest that off-leash dogs will soon lose a sizable chunk of the green space’s north end. And that has provoked a chorus of concern from dog owners. The City of Surrey signs, describing a ‘Dog-
wood Off-Leash Area Fencing Improvement’ also state – prominently – that the work is planned for completion in “Summer 2015”. Dog owners say that suggests the fencing – shown superimposed on a satellite photo in the posters – is a fait accompli. Newton resident Jennifer Green, who frequently brings her dogs to the park, said the planned changes will not be an “improve-
ment,” and will result in the loss of off-leash access to as much as a third of the trails in the woods. Surrey parks manager Owen Croy insists, however, that the fencing is “not a done deal.” “I want to assure readers the city is in the process of consulting with the community,” he told Peace Arch News Wednesday. i see page 4
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