'Organised Crime Group' Running Guns from USA to Canada, 30 Arrested

                   
gunpolicy.org     May 13, 2008            

FREDERICTON -- More than 30 people have been arrested in New Brunswick following raids on what investigators call an organized crime group that was smuggling guns into the province from the United States. RCMP Sgt. Derek Strong says the operation -- dubbed "Jerrican" -- began seven months ago,... [read full story]                    

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30 arrested in weapons smuggling bust in N.B.

cbc.ca     May 14, 2008          

Suspected of bringing illegal arms into N.B. from U.S. New Brunswick RCMP have arrested more than 30 people following an operation targeting organized crime in the province. The arrests were the culmination of an investigation that began in September 2007, said RCMP Sgt. Derek Strong. The target...                    

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Community decries cops' organized crime catch and release

cbc.ca     May 15, 2008          

Members of the St. Stephen community in southwestern New Brunswick say they don't understand why police arrested and then released more than 30 people suspected in a smuggling ring. New Brunswick RCMP arrested 33 people in connection with illegal gun smuggling, drug possession and child...                    

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