Se nn nn en nnn nein ei nn eS I ODE EER Pol A SHIPMENT OF drugs had barely arrived in town last week when police moved in for the bust. Acting on a tip, Terrace RCMP were waiting at the bus station Dec. 17 when a 20-year-old woman from Vancouver pulled into the city on a bus. Police allege she was car- trying nearly $100,000 in hard drugs concealed in a knapsack, - Those drugs included a half-cilogram of cocaine, two ounces of heroin and 100 capsules of MDMA, commonly know as Ecstasy, RCMP Cpl. Anders Udsen ‘says the cocaine, packed in a freezer bag, had a conser- vative strect value of about $50,000 or more, depending on its purity. **Cocaine is very prevalent in this com- “Even with the mill closure, Ter- race is still a high-end cocaine town.”” The heroin was divided into two one-ounce bags and packed in a Christmas cookie tin. One bag is suspected to be the lower- grade = variety =Mexican Brown, while the other is likely the dangerously- potent China White variety. The heroin would sell for about $30,000 on the street. Udsen describes Ecstasy as a designer drvg that is a slightly more potent version of MDA, also known as Speed. The capsules would each sell for about $45 and are ofien used at Rave **Gradually, we're seeing . Zero tolerance continues The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 23, 1997 - AJ ice seize cache of drugs RCMP CORPORAL Anders Udsen holds up a half-kilogram bag of cocaine worth about $50,000 that was seized during a bust at the bus terminal last week. Also seized were $30,000 in heroin and 100 capsules of Ecstasy. A Vancouver woman has been charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking. more snd more of it here,’’ he says. ‘We got some at Halloween, but this is our biggest single seizure. It (the dmg) is pretty much directed at high school and junior high school kids.’ The bust was part of Ter- race RCMP’s continued zero tolerance policy for drug dealers. Police have made a concerted effort this year to bust dealers and growers, in hopes of weed- ing out as many as possible and lowering the level of recreational drug use here, According to Udsen, ad- dicts will contiaue to find their fix, but it will be more difficult. And there certainly are heroin and cocaine ad- dicts in Terrace. “Pm aware of addicts in this community who are teenagers and who are senior citizens,’’ he says. “And everything in be- tween.’’ Udsen says police had been working on this partic- . ular case for a while and the arrest was made without in- cident. “She was one scared little girl,”’ he says of the woman. *She’s just a cog, but regardless, we get the drugs off the streets,”’ Sincer Lynn Ludwig, 20, has since been charged with three counts of possession for the purposes of traffick- ing — one count for cach different drug. Udsen says the case is still under investigation, and more arrests may be made. Loop home wins decorating contest JUDGES OF the 9th annual Christmas decorat- ing contest say an evening tour is in order to view the efforts of those who entered this year. Realtor Derick Kennedy of the Northwest Real Estate Board which, along with The Ter- race Standard, was a sponsor of the event, said alot of people put a lot of effort into displays. The L. Campbell residence on the Chim- demash Loop, past Usk on Hwy16, was judged best home while the K and B Juniper home at 5306 McConnell on the bench was second. The Bruncau residence at 2510 Craig was given best overall effort while second place in that category went to the D. Parker home at 2630 Braun. Both are near the bridge leading to Braun’s Island on the Southside. McRae Crescent in the horseshoe was once again named the best street. ., The Tilticum Theatre won for the best in the commercial: category: while Human Resources Development Canada on Lazelle was second. . In best mobile home/apartment, fimt place went to 407 Edgewood, which is located on Jackpine Flats. Turn right on Sockeye and then Customize Your Vehicle Today During Our Annual Products ¢ Running Boards ¢ Mud Flaps | All Aluminum e Box Liners and more « Tool Boxes ¢ Headache Racks Full custom fabrication shop. No job to big or small! Recréational Sale ”. SALES Phona ‘825-3478 +4921 Keith, ELARO Terrace,B.0- : Fax, 635- 505 onto Edgewood, Three Summit Court units — 204, 206 and 306 — on Sparks on the Southside were collectively awarded second place. The judges were impressed with the effort said Kennedy, made by a number of other homes not entered,’ Worth seeing is 308 Sockeye (you can do that on the way to 407 Edgewood), Hatton Place on ‘Westview bench, Hundal Drive on the bench and 4910 Gair, also on the bench. Winners receive plaques and gift certificates from vari- ous businesses for their efforts. News In Brief i Guide convicted A PRINCE RUPERT guide outfitter has been con- victed of 23 wildlife offences, many of which occurred north of Terrace, He will be sentenced in early 1998. Robert Aaron Milligan of Coast Mountain Outfitters was originally charged with 60 offences, 49 of which procecded to trial. Seventeen of the convictions related to a single hunting trip in 1994, when Milligan unwit- tingly guided two undercover American wildlife of- -ficers to hunt bear near Cranberry River. The convictions were for hunting bear at night, fal- sifying documents, taking unlicenced people bunting, hunting from a vehicle, unsafe handling of firearms and others. Senior Conservation Officer Peter Kalina has de- scribed the case a5 unsettling, He says there may be other such. cases out there because abuses in the guide outfitting industry are difficult to detect. Wallet missing A BLACK wallet with velcro strips was reported miss- ing Déc. 12 between 3:30 and 4 p.m. on Lakelse be- tween Mr. Mike's and the TD bank. Phone 635-1364. Endangered herd helped A. HERD of endangered caribou living near Smithers has received some new friends. Two weeks ago, the environment ministry transplanted 12 caribou from the Omineca-Peace region to help shore up dwindling Telkwa Caribou populations, The captured caribou were netted and sedated before making the 250 km helicopter journey to their new home. Biologists expect the transplanted caribou to join the existing herd within days. All the animals were radio- collared to help monitor herd movements and hopefully give scientists a better understanding of what caused the Telkwa herd decline. Historically the animals have numbered up to 300 caribou, but have recently dropped to less than 20 animals. That has biologists puzzled because the area contains abundant natural food sources, and is relatively sheltered while providing good protection from predators, The $76,000 project is being funded through the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund and Forest Renewal BC. Poles moved FOUR 20-foot Nisga’a totem poles telling the history of the Wolf, Raven, Eagle and Killer Whale clans were moved fast week to the Unity Pole in front of Nisga’a Elementary Secondary School in New Aiyansh. The Gitlakdamix (New Aiyansh) council, which asked the four clans to tell of their history, invited all First Nations people in the northwest and other inter- ested parties to attend the elaborate ceremony. A feast was held before the ceremony when hereditary chiefs breathed life into the poles: The poles were then moved to the new New Aiyansh community centre, presently under construction, for raising. Three of the poles — Wolf, Raven and Killer Whale — were carved in Gitwinksihikw. 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