Suspected drug trade recruiter arrested

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The arrest of a 16-year-old with ties to a Manitoba gang offered a look into a world where at-risk youth, police and Victoria’s downtown drug trade collide. The youth was arrested Wednesday after a two-week investigation, sparked when officers with the Focused Enforcement Team noticed the teen was hanging around Douglas Street between View and Johnson streets, a problem area for at-risk youth.

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Source: Times Colonist