CRACK HOUSE NEAR TRURO SCHOOL BUSTED

Charges Pending Against Two Men, Two Women After Raid, Police Say

TRURO - Police have shut down what they allege was a crack house right
across from an elementary school.

Neighbours are breathing easier with the arrest of two men and two women in
a 10 p.m. raid Thursday that netted police quantities of crack cocaine,
marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

"Look, I don't know anything about what happened and I don't want to know
but I sure am glad things are quieter here," said one neighbour who asked
not to be identified.

"You don't want drug dealers in the neighbourhood, especially when there's
a school right across the road."

The two women and one of the men had been released from police custody
Friday, pending court action. Those arrested were between the ages of 26
and 36.

"The charges haven't been laid yet," said Const. Steve Van Herk of the
RCMP's drug section.

Charges of possession of narcotics, possession for the purpose of
trafficking and trafficking in narcotics could be laid.

A team of eight officers from the RCMP and the Truro Police Service made
the arrests.

"There was actually more marijuana seized in the raid than crack, but
neighbours in the area certainly suspected drugs were being sold from that
house," Const. Van Herk said.

The Wood Street house is across from Alice Street School.

"It's a bad location for this kind of thing because with this kind of
criminal activity, you get other criminal activity, which could pose a
violent risk in the community," Const. Van Herk said.

Asked if that section of the town is under close scrutiny, the officer said
police are continuing to investigate other suspected drug dealers in the area.

"Oh, it's not over yet. There are some good people living in this area, and
we hope to resolve this whole thing soon."

No one from the Chignecto-Central regional school board or the Alice Street
School returned calls Friday afternoon.