NewCardDude
06-05-2004, 02:44 PM
Montreal, QC
NewCardNews Staff
Police say a drug bust at three Montreal-area high schools has netted alleged dealers as young as 15 years old. A total of 22 people were arrested, including 19 minors, in a crackdown code-named Operation tonedown.
The students were picked up for trafficking in drugs -- mainly marijuana, as well as pirate satellite cards and other devices used to decode satellite tellevision signals, a police spokesperson said.
"Most of them (the arrested) are students or were students at one of the three schools," he said.
Police said Operation tonedown was a four-month investigation that uncovered a highly organized network providing students with access to drugs and pirate cards in the three schools.
"They (dealers) already had lists of other students who owed them money," he said. "The dealers met clients directly either outside the schools or in isolated areas inside the three schools."
No staff members of the school were involved in the alleged ring.
One student told Reporters that pot smoking and making cash easy cash from hacking satellite television is not unusual and that while the raid cooled things off, it probably won't make a big difference.
"I think there's lots of drugs and dss at the school but even if the cops come, there will still be drugs and dss at the school. They won't change anything," student Robert Klein told reporters. Dss is a term used by satellite television pirates that stands for Digital Satellite System.
However, another student expressed relief there was a crackdown.
"School is for studying, not for smoking up and tv piracy," Andre Dalaire said.
The 22 suspects were arraigned in court Wednesday on drug-trafficking charges. They were released on a promise to appear in court, and all were ordered to stay at least 200 metres away from local schools.
Police also sought six other suspects Wednesday.
NewCardNews Staff
Police say a drug bust at three Montreal-area high schools has netted alleged dealers as young as 15 years old. A total of 22 people were arrested, including 19 minors, in a crackdown code-named Operation tonedown.
The students were picked up for trafficking in drugs -- mainly marijuana, as well as pirate satellite cards and other devices used to decode satellite tellevision signals, a police spokesperson said.
"Most of them (the arrested) are students or were students at one of the three schools," he said.
Police said Operation tonedown was a four-month investigation that uncovered a highly organized network providing students with access to drugs and pirate cards in the three schools.
"They (dealers) already had lists of other students who owed them money," he said. "The dealers met clients directly either outside the schools or in isolated areas inside the three schools."
No staff members of the school were involved in the alleged ring.
One student told Reporters that pot smoking and making cash easy cash from hacking satellite television is not unusual and that while the raid cooled things off, it probably won't make a big difference.
"I think there's lots of drugs and dss at the school but even if the cops come, there will still be drugs and dss at the school. They won't change anything," student Robert Klein told reporters. Dss is a term used by satellite television pirates that stands for Digital Satellite System.
However, another student expressed relief there was a crackdown.
"School is for studying, not for smoking up and tv piracy," Andre Dalaire said.
The 22 suspects were arraigned in court Wednesday on drug-trafficking charges. They were released on a promise to appear in court, and all were ordered to stay at least 200 metres away from local schools.
Police also sought six other suspects Wednesday.