Police Now See Hike in Canada Drug Violence

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A Mexican crackdown on drug cartels has led to increased violence in this Olympic city as rival gangs battle over a dwindling supply of cocaine reaching Canada, police said Thursday.

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Several shooting since January, some fatal, are likely linked to a drug turf war, according to police. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Supt. Pat Fogarty said Vancouver gangs are fighting over a decrease in smuggled shipments of illegal drugs. "What we have is a cut in supply," he said, adding the gangs are "quick to go to the gun."...more

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