Pubdate: Thu, 14 Dec 2006
Source: First Perspective (CN MB)
Copyright: 2006 Taiga Communications Inc.
Contact:  http://www.firstperspective.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4250
Author: Joseph Quesnel

AKWESASNE MOHAWK POLICE SERVICE SNAGS SUSPECTED DRUG
DEALER

On December 8th , 2006, officers from the Akwesasne Mohawk Police
Service arrested an Akwesasne, Quebec resident at his home during the
execution of a search warrant. Officers seized a large quantity of
marihauna and proceeds of crime.

The arrest and seizures were the result of an investigation conducted
by the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service Joint Investigative Team and
the Central St. Lawrence Valley Integrated Criminal Intelligence
Section involving the movement of the illegal substance and cash onto
the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory.

A large contingent of police from the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service
and the law enforcement agencies that are partners in the Central St.
Lawrence Valley Regional Task Force participated in the search of the
home and illegal business enterprise of John "Rocky" Skidders in the
Snye portion of the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory where he was found at
home with other people. Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service officers
seized 117 pounds of a substance believed to be marihuana and a large
amount of U.S. and Canadian currency. John Skidders, 41 years old, was
arrested and charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking. He was held in custody
pending a hearing in Valleyfield Provincial Court.

The Integrated Criminal Intelligence Section that worked with the
Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service in this investigation is comprised of
law enforcement partners from a number of area agencies on both sides
of the Canada-United States border that combine their resources to
more effectively collect and share criminal information. These
partners include personnel from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, New
York State Police, the Ontario Provincial Police, United States Border
Patrol, Cornwall Community Police Service, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement and the Canadian Border Services Agency.

In fighting organized crime, no single law enforcement agency can cope
alone or work in isolation, read a recent police press release. For
this reason, the RCMP actively pursues partnerships with its
Aboriginal, federal, provincial and municipal police and law
enforcement counterparts, as well as with various regulatory agencies
and the private sector. The RCMP's overriding goal is to ensure safe
homes and safe communities for Canadians. We believe that marihuana
use and the criminality that surrounds it harms individuals and
communities 
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