Comments from Texada Island Policing Committee will be passed on to next year's crew says RCMP spokesman

Complaints about damage caused by low-flying helicopter overpasses during this summer's raid on Texada Island's marijuana crops have been addressed by the RCMP.

In a letter to the Texada Island Policing Committee, RCMP Staff Sergeant Tim Bains explained that marijuana is easy to spot from the air and that many grow operations are not easily accessible by land. "In the past, helicopters had the capability of lowering RCMP members, by use of a hoisting mechanism, directly into the areas where the grow was taking place. Unfortunately, due to malfunctions, the use of hoists was not permitted this year, thereby making it necessary for the helicopters to try to find suitable landing close to the marijuana."

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