jaxUp
04-08-2005, 03:06 PM
From a Canaidian News Network:
Free samples of crack cocaine handed out near Winnipeg school
Last Updated Fri, 08 Apr 2005 10:06:14 EDT
CBC News
WINNIPEG - Police in Winnipeg have arrested two men they say were handing out free samples of crack cocaine near a high school.
On Tuesday, police received a tip that two men outside Churchill High School in the Fort Rouge area of the city were giving out small rocks of cocaine with information about where people could find more of the substance.
Officers arrested two men, aged 23 and 18, who they say have been identified as members of a local street gang. Both have been charged with trafficking a controlled substance.
Det. Sgt. Dave Black couldn't say if the men were connected to the school.
"I don't know if they were former students or not; I have no knowledge of that," he said.
He said Winnipeg police have never heard of such a brazen attempt to recruit new customers anywhere in Canada.
Crack is an extremely addictive and relatively cheap form of cocaine.
Free samples of crack cocaine handed out near Winnipeg school
Last Updated Fri, 08 Apr 2005 10:06:14 EDT
CBC News
WINNIPEG - Police in Winnipeg have arrested two men they say were handing out free samples of crack cocaine near a high school.
On Tuesday, police received a tip that two men outside Churchill High School in the Fort Rouge area of the city were giving out small rocks of cocaine with information about where people could find more of the substance.
Officers arrested two men, aged 23 and 18, who they say have been identified as members of a local street gang. Both have been charged with trafficking a controlled substance.
Det. Sgt. Dave Black couldn't say if the men were connected to the school.
"I don't know if they were former students or not; I have no knowledge of that," he said.
He said Winnipeg police have never heard of such a brazen attempt to recruit new customers anywhere in Canada.
Crack is an extremely addictive and relatively cheap form of cocaine.