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Three youths
arrested after
pipe used in
vicious assault

on Grade 12
Carson student

THREE JUVENILE males
were arrested by North
Vancouver RCMP Monday
afternoon after a Grade 12
student at Carson Graham
secondary school was at-

tacked with a metal pipe.

By Surj Ratian
News Reporter

North Vancouver RCMP Const.
Dick Walton said a group of be-
tween five and six youths arrived
at the school at about 12 p.m. on
Monday and threatened one of the
school’s students.

Walton added that three juve-
nile males returned to Carson
Graham at 3:15 p.m. on Monday
and one person struck a Grade 12
student with a pipe.

He added that when a friend of
the victim tried to intervene, the
others in the group produced sev-
eral knives.

But Walton said the knives were
not used in the attack.

He added that the three suspects
were expected to appear in North
Vancouver provincial court) on
Tuesday.

All three have been charged
with assault causing bodily harm
and assault with a weapon.

‘Yd can’t comment on what led
to the incident. While this is not a
common occurence, it is starting
to happen more and more, and |
think everyone knows that."* said
Walton.

According to Walton, the victim
and two of the suspects are 16
years old, while the third suspect
is 15.

North Vancouver District 44
School Board superintendent Dr.
Robin Brayne said the three
suspects were chased into Mahon
Park by Carson Graham’s  prin-
cipal and vice-principal.

The attack. he said, occurred in
front of the school and the victim
had run inside the school after he
Was attacked,

“They (principal and vice-prin-
cipal) came right on the scene.
When they came, they (suspects)
fed and the principal and vice-
principal chased them inte Mahon
Park where they were joined by
the police and a police doy."" said
Brayne.

“He's (victim) ORK and hell be
resting cao hame for a few days.
The motive (for the atrick} is
vpknown fo ge at this pednt.”
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Hash cache seized on cruise ship in port

A 49-YEAR-OLD Van-
couver man has been
charged with several drug-
related offences following
a drug bust on the North
Vancouver waterfroat.

By Surj Rattan

News Reporter

North Vancouver Crowa
counsel day Straith said Canada
Customs and Vancouver ROMP
officials seized one Kilograim (2.2
Rep oat hashish off from che
erute ship Regen rowhen it
wits docked at the Vancouver
Shypwards Co. btd float

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Kilo of hashish oi! found on board

drydock next to the former
Versatile Pacific Shipyards facil-
won the North Vancouver
waterfront.

He added that the police also

seized 20 kilograms (44 fas.) of

Mazoli off, which is used ta mix
with the hashish oil,

Charged with possession for
the purpose of trafficking, im-
porting, conspiracy to iinpart
narcehies and conspiracy to traf.
fick in narcotics is George Bar-
rett, oof S838 Maia St. Vane
souver,

Stratth sam Cutis
offichtls had intercepted

Customs
t parcel

with a key and fetter in it chat
mentioned a marijuana traffick-
ing deal.

He added that customs
figials subsequently set up
surveillance of the Rewent Star
while it was docked in) Prince
Rupert.

When the vessel steamed to
North Vancouver, Canada
Customs officials and the police
continued to wateh the ship.

At S pam. on Sept. 25. the
police, diter having observed
several people enter and leave a
Stateroom on the cruise ship with
screwdrivers, inade them rose

of:

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and arrested Barrett.

Straith suid the drugs were
found in a false wall of the
stateroont.

But Straith also raised con-
cerns over how long it took of-
ficials to notify him of the drug
bust.

“Pin che prosecutoe on this
case, and fo get the thing in the
mail,”* said Straith.

North Vancouver ROMP Supt.
Bab Byam said he was nat aware
of the drug bust undt informed
about if on Monday by the
North Shore News,

Barrett is scheduled to appear

in Noh Vancouver provincial
court today.

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