Fri, September 10, 2004
Six detained in cafe raid
By CP
VANCOUVER -- Officers in a convoy of about 30 cruisers surrounded a cafe accused of selling marijuana, securing surrounding alley ways and erecting barricades to keep back angry crowds. Six people were detained in the raid, which comes a day after B.C.'s Solicitor General encouraged police to crack down on the
Da Kine Cafe.
Officers have been letting it conduct business as usual despite glaring media reports that it openly sells marijuana over the counter.
Spokeswoman Sarah Bloor said police have been aware of the cafe, that it has been on their radar but that it takes time to methodically build a case.
Police were executing a search warrant last night that Bloor said had been thoroughly investigated.
"If people are blatantly drug trafficking, they can expect a visit. The Vancouver Police Department has to uphold the law," she said.
"We don't respond to political or public opinion. We have not received any complaints with regard to this particular cafe. When they openly flaunted their activity, we felt it necessary to act."
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