Cannabis, cash and firearms recently seized from 13 homes and sheds, including on Mi’kmaw reserves
RCMP have laid dozens of charges against 21 people after raiding cannabis dispensaries they say have been operating illegally across Nova Scotia, including on four Mi’kmaw reserves, prompting a protest by advocates of Indigenous treaty rights.
Supt. Jason Popik said the months-long investigation targeted 13 sheds and homes this month in southern and western Nova Scotia and was the result of concerns that organized crime was involved.
“Organized crime is much larger than [these dispensaries] and they’re exploiting those communities. They’re exploiting the treaties that are in place,” Popik, the district policing officer for southwest Nova Scotia, told reporters Tuesday.
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