MECHANIC ARRESTED IN DIAL-A-DOPE ROUNDUP APOLOGIZES IN LETTER

DELTA - Missed payments on his motorcycle led to Calvin Meier's arrest
in connection with a so-called dial-a-dope scheme South Delta, the
21-year-old says in a letter of apology to family, friends and the
community published in today's Delta Optimist.

The BCIT graduate and motorcycle mechanic, who was released after five
days in custody, says he was laid off from his job, had missed some
payments on his motorcycle and succumbed to the thought of making as
much money in one week as a drug courier than in a month at a
legitimate job .

He writes that a comment by an undercover police officer asking "What
would you do if you found out someone was selling drugs to your son or
daughter?" got under his skin.

Meier also writes that parents won't have to worry about him selling
drugs again, and warns others, "You will get caught . . . and trust
me, it's not worth the look of disappointment you'll get from your
friends and family when you're staring at them through a one-inch
piece of glass."