Posted: Jan 15, 2021 8:57 AM AT | Last Updated: January 15
RCMP arrested 22 people in drug raids in nine locations in the Moncton area this week.(Shane Magee/CBC file)
Codiac RCMP say 22 people were arrested when a massive police operation disrupted an illicit drug network this week.
Drugs, cash and handguns were seized in the raids Thursday at seven locations in Moncton, one in Dieppe and one in Riverview, Superintendent Tom Critchlow said. We target those that, based on our intelligence, are causing the most harm to our communities, Critchlow told the Codiac Regional Policing Authority on Thursday night. That has to be the focus. A lot of the property crimes and the drivers of crime in this area is because of dependency on illicit drugs and feeding that habit.