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Marijuana lode: Cocaine is now seized more often than pot
Marijuana lode: Cocaine is now seized more often than pot

Marijuana lode: Cocaine is now seized more often than pot

Date8/31/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Marijuana lode: Cocaine is now seized more often than pot.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0120210F
      Cocaine Arrest, Drug squad officers arrest a vacationing Jamaican policeman on Vanauley Walk early today on trafficking charges. Crack cocaine worth $1,200 was seized
      Cocaine Arrest, Drug squad officers arrest a vacationing Jamaican policeman on Vanauley Walk early today on trafficking charges. Crack cocaine worth $1,200 was seized
      Stancu, Henry
      6/6/1990
      Stuffed with Marijuana worth $250,000, African tribal drums are broken open and emptied by RCMP officers who seized 150-pound shipment yesterday. Cpl.(...)
      Stuffed with Marijuana worth $250,000, African tribal drums are broken open and emptied by RCMP officers who seized 150-pound shipment yesterday. Cpl.(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      11/22/1968
      Evidence seized: OPP Superintendent Wib Craig looks over some of the evidence, including cocaine, gathered by police during two weekend raids in Metro
      Evidence seized: OPP Superintendent Wib Craig looks over some of the evidence, including cocaine, gathered by police during two weekend raids in Metro
      Mahler, John
      2/1/1988
      Gold theft triggers drug bust, OPP Superintendent Wib Craig looks over evidence seized in weekend raids - loaded guns, cash and six pounds of cocaine (...)
      Gold theft triggers drug bust, OPP Superintendent Wib Craig looks over evidence seized in weekend raids - loaded guns, cash and six pounds of cocaine (...)
      Mahler, John
      2/1/1988
      Cash cache: In a Montreal sting set up bythe RCMP, this money was part of $400,000 seized when it was used to buy sugar passed off as cocaine
      Cash cache: In a Montreal sting set up bythe RCMP, this money was part of $400,000 seized when it was used to buy sugar passed off as cocaine
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/18/1990
      I was a Patsy, says Linda Belly, 21, arrested two years ago with more than three pounds of cocaine in her bag when she switched planes in Mexico City.(...)
      I was a Patsy, says Linda Belly, 21, arrested two years ago with more than three pounds of cocaine in her bag when she switched planes in Mexico City.(...)
      Mahler, John
      12/2/1976
      Police Arsenal: More than 225 firearms, from machine guns to antique handguns, seized from Niagara police are displayed at yesterday's provincial probe of the force
      Police Arsenal: More than 225 firearms, from machine guns to antique handguns, seized from Niagara police are displayed at yesterday's provincial probe of the force
      Dutton, Don
      1/9/1989
      Money flew Like Feathers police say, when they opened a small metal trunk after a raid on a Highway 27 motel last night and seized more than $180,000 (...)
      Money flew Like Feathers police say, when they opened a small metal trunk after a raid on a Highway 27 motel last night and seized more than $180,000 (...)
      Barkley, Harold
      12/21/1971
      Rev. John Hester of Soho Marijuana's less dangerous than alcohol
      Rev. John Hester of Soho Marijuana's less dangerous than alcohol
      Goode, Jeff
      3/15/1966
      In the other picture Mr. Boyce, 79, and Mrs. Boyce, 73, are seen standing by the mill race at Palgrave, where they often walked in courting days more than half a century ago
      In the other picture Mr. Boyce, 79, and Mrs. Boyce, 73, are seen standing by the mill race at Palgrave, where they often walked in courting days more than half a century ago
      James, Norman
      10/30/1937
      The winner of three major Actra awards, one for outspoken opinions, Adrienne Clarkson is more often than not taking on light celebrity interviews on T(...)
      The winner of three major Actra awards, one for outspoken opinions, Adrienne Clarkson is more often than not taking on light celebrity interviews on T(...)
      Clarkson, Adrienne, 1939-
      2/25/1978
      Arthur Keay, a retired veteran of the Toronto police force, suggests a policeman should use his boots and his club more often than he does.
      Arthur Keay, a retired veteran of the Toronto police force, suggests a policeman should use his boots and his club more often than he does.
      Ross, Fred
      8/27/1970