Busted
March 11th, 2008
With the arrest of 96 people ranging in age from 17 to 63, Toronto police say a five-month undercover project has put a serious dent in drug dealing on west-end streets.
“This is a clear message to those who are plaguing the people in these communities – this type of criminal behaviour will not be tolerated,” police spokesperson Mark Pugash said.
Yes it will. Because…
The alleged drug dealers were “known to police,” having accumulated 1,600 convictions prior to their recent arrests, said Pugash.
Nearly half of those people picked up in the sweep – 45 – were out on bail or on probation.
Seven others were free on two or more bails at the time of arrest.
Toronto justice, folks. No word if they had all been set free once more at the time the Star went to print.
Update: I see where we’re getting our “justice” cues from.
The judge was unmoved by the OM’s argument that the victim had given a very detailed statement and the fact that the Somali had been convicted of mugging earlier, Additionally the suspect lied in more than one court case in the past, the OM argued in vain.
“One must certainly have guts to immediately mug someone again after just having served a prison sentence of some months. One must also assume that the defendant has learned something from the sentence and that it has made him wiser,” according to the judge, who ordered the man’s release.
The Somali showed that this was not enough for him. He was kept in custody for two months despite, he claims, being innocent and will demand damages from the man who accused him.
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