A Vancouver advocacy group that had been receiving funding from the provincial government had its office raided by police on Thursday as part of an investigation into suspected drug trafficking and two people were arrested.
The police did not publicly release the names of the two people who were arrested. They have since been released.DULF describes itself as a “drug-user led collective whereby drugs are bought in bulk, tested for purity and contaminants, and distributed at a reasonable cost.” “It’s unfortunate because they were providing essential life-saving work but they were also breaking the law, which we will not tolerate,” the Premier said.
The health authority said it terminated the contract after being told to do so by Mental Health and Addictions Minister Jennifer Whiteside because of DULF’s “admitted transactions on the illicit market, as it is the ministry’s expectation that partner organizations follow the law.”Solicitor-General Mike Farnworth told the legislature Thursday the contract granted to DULF was to save lives, not to buy drugs.
“In the absence of permissions to obtain substances in this manner, a DULF fulfillment centre would search for and obtain substances in the illicit market through the darknet markets from vendors in Canada,” the motion reads. “Purchasing online has the benefit of reducing interactions and potential violence from buying in-person, and due to the nature of these darknet markets, vendors would remain anonymous.”with an amendment stipulating the drugs would be purchased through legal means.
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