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Volume 2, Issue 25
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Leamington men arrested in cocaine bust Two Leamington men have been charged in an international drug bust, which linked cocaine from Mexico to Leamington and into southwestern Ontario. On Wednesday, July 13 the London and Windsor Royal Canadian Mounted Police Detachment Drug Sections with the assistance of London Integrated Proceeds of Crime Unit, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Ontario Provincial Police and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration from Los Angeles, Detroit and El Paso dismantled an alleged drug trafficking organization suspected of operating a drug pipeline from Mexico that traveled through the United States and into southwestern Ontario. The following individuals have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine into Canada from the United States: Issak Banman, age 32, of Leamington; Frank Klassen, age 46, of Leamington; and Khoaphone Sychantha, age 30, of Toronto. All three appeared in Windsor Provincial Courts on Thursday for a bail hearing. Initiated in the fall of 2010, Project OMEN culminated in the arrest of Banman and Klassen in possession of 10 kilograms of cocaine in Detroit, Michigan, by US authorities. The RCMP, with the assistance of the OPP, arrested Sychantha and three additional Essex County residents. The investigation continues and further arrests are anticipated. “This investigation is another example of policing partners sharing resources, expertise and intelligence to target the upper levels of organized crime groups in Southwestern Ontario,” stated Sgt. Dan Russell, acting officer in charge of the London RCMP Detachment. “Organized crime groups are responsible for bringing large amounts of illicit drugs and funds into our communities resulting in a negative impact on our urban and rural areas.” If anyone has additional information about this investigation or any other drug activity, contact the RCMP at 1-800-387-0020. or if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-265-4444.
Trying to catch the water... Eighteen-month-old Sammy Kantarjian was having fun trying to catch the water as it sporadically shot up at him last week at the new Seacliff Park splash pad. Sammy spent the week in Leamington keeping his grandparents Paul and Bahia Sarkis company. With temperatures expected to reach 390 Celcius this week, the splash pad is a busy and cool place to be. (Southpoint Sun Photo)
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