A4 October 30, 2013 The Richmond News
News Three charged for drug operation A seven-month police operation has busted a Richmond drug operation. Known as the “Kevin Drug Line,” on the streets, the ring was shut down last week, resulting in the arrest of three men. Fernando Oraha was charged with one count of trafficking cocaine and one count possession for the purposes of trafficking (PPT) cocaine.
Daylen Fairley has been charged with one count of PPT cocaine and Amir Khatan has been charged with PPT cocaine and two firearms offences. All accused were in Richmond Provincial Court on Oct. 24. Fairley’s next appearance is Oct. 31, while Oraha and Khatan will appear Nov. 28 in the same court. Richmond RCMP said
four search warrants were executed last week, which led to the arrests. Police seized several thousand dollars in cash, cocaine and crack cocaine, drug trafficking materials and a loaded firearm. Two high-end vehicles were also seized in connection with the operation, which police say sold cocaine and crack cocaine to addicts in Richmond.
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Continued from page 3 — with part of the leg attached — wrapped in aluminum foil and plastic bags. The paws, which came from at least two bears, had been frozen. Chen had legally hunted the bears from which the paws had been taken in June 2011 and froze them. He planned to take them to China to give to his elderly parents as a gift — “to fulfil his filial duty and pay filial respects to his parents,” his lawyer said. The paws are considered a delicacy in China and are believed to promote good health and longevity. They are often made into soup. Cryder said poaching and trafficking were not issues in Chen’s case. Both Crown and defence suggested a fine of $4,000, with $3,500 going to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation. Judge Jodie Werier imposed the fine, but did not accede to the Crown’s request for a one-year hunting prohibition.
The maximum penalty for exporting bear paws — for a first-time offender — is a $100,000 fine and/or a year in jail. Conservation officer Dave Cox, who was the lead investigator on the file, said although a higher fine would have been more of a deterrent, he’s satisfied with the outcome. “Obviously we’re happy there’s a guilty plea and the outcome is this individual is facing consequences for these actions,” Cox xaid. Cox said it’s hard to say how often bear paws are imported or exported, but Chen’s is the only case the B.C. Conservation Officer Service is aware of in the province in recent years. In March 2012, a Cranbrook man was fined $5,500 under the Canadian National Parks Act for possessing wildlife parts after admitting to having two black bear paws in his vehicle as he travelled through Banff National Park on his way to Vancouver.
UBC: Consulted for choices Continued from page 3 Let’s Talk Richmond websites for public feedback. Prior to coming up with the options, city staff consulted with the Agricultural Land Commission, the Scientific Advisory Panel for Burns Bog and land and food experts at the University of B.C. All three options, according to the city staff report, include: natural and water features; agricultural fields; gateways and connections; parkland spaces; interpretive art opportunities and a community hub.
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Earlier this year the city set seven guiding principles to help it shape the future use of the lands. Jim Wright, president of the Garden City Lands Coalition, spoke in favour of To comthe principles, but expressed conment on the cerns that the project has, thus far, options not delivered on its initial steps. The lands are locked in the agricultural land reserve and, therefore, can’t be developed for residential or commercial use. Check www.richmond-news.com for the latest on this story.
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