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SASKATOON It’s too early to tell if the pandemic has impacted crimes against youth and children such as child luring and exploitation says the new provincial coordinator of the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit. Twenty-two-year veteran, Staff Sergeant Shawn Stubbs, was chosen as the provincial coordinator of the Saskatchewan ICE Unit. This is the first time the provincial coordinator has been based in Prince Albert. He says with more online activity by children during this time parents need to monitor who they are talking to. “Just be careful, make kids aware,” he said. Stubbs says there has been a steady increase in Internet-based crimes targeting children and youth. The number of investigations has doubled over the past five years.
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Winnipeg International Airport, Manitoba, officers examined a package and seized 516.8 grams of suspected methamphetamine on September 21. · At the
Coutts, Alberta port of entry, officers seized 30 undeclared packages, weighing 36 kg total, of suspected phenacetin from a commercial driver on May 21. Phenacetin is on the Prescription Drug List and regulated under the
Food and Drugs Act. It is also commonly used by organized crime groups as a cutting agent for cocaine.
Intercepting guns and weapons · In 2020, the CBSA established a Regional Firearms Working Group to concentrate its efforts on keeping illegal guns off Prairie streets. Undeclared firearms and weapons are high-risk commodities and their interdiction is a CBSA enforcement priority.