Drug info - Cocaine comes to Canada

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[top]Cocaine Comes to Canada

May 18, 2007

Edmonton’s economy is booming, but, unfortunately so is it’s cocaine consumption.

Edmonton, Canada has many things to boast about. It has one of the lowest population densities in North America, is baptized as the Festival City for all the fairs and events it hosts, has the largest mall in North America and Canada´s largest historic park.

Known for as an important research and educational center, employment in the technology sector has seen an employment increase of 37% in recent years. Today, Edmonton’s economy is the second most diverse in Canada. However, as Edmonton’s economy grows, so, it seems, does its appetite for cocaine, a drug wrongly associated with glamour and success.

According to the Edmonton Police Department, the city is living its worst cocaine problem ever. 19 known gangs operate in this city, with a population of 1 million. Together, they can move some 50 kilos of cocaine every ten days.

Staff Sergeant Kevin Garvin even reported that the drug is so in demand that gangs are helping each other out. "There's so much money to be made right now that they do that. These groups interact with each other and say: 'Hey, I'm out of my product. Can you front me?'… And they're like, 'Absolutely.' "

With the highest per capita parkland of any other Canadian city, it is no farfetched to surmise that Edmontonians are avid nature enthusiasts. Shared Responsibility wonders, though, how many are aware of the environmental repercussions of their growing habit.