Re: [Vic] Police catch trains in heroin chase

["Maverick" <needtonobasis@youdontneedtoknow.com>]

I have seen a person walk through the carriages just to go up to another
person and do the deal so openly I was amazed and then walk back to the
other end of the train. Is it just me or does the people on bayside lines
seem to be alot more dodgy???
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David E. Lindstrom <D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> Article in today's Age starts out:
> Police catch trains in heroin chase
>
> By JOHN SILVESTER
> Sunday 16 July 2000
>
> Police are planning a massive crackdown on heroin dealers they believe are
> selling drugs on Melbourne trains. The move comes as Bayside Trains began
> recruiting 53 extra staff to improve security on their lines.
>
> Assistant Commissioner (Crime) George Davis said dealers were jumping on
the
> trains when police began to saturate an area to stop drug activity. "We
have
> information that they are selling drugs on the trains because they believe
> they can avoid police scrutiny," he said.
>
> The complete article is at:
>
> http://www.theage.com.au/news/20000716/A9331-2000Jul15.html
>
> Maybe it's time to think about going back to having first, second and
third
> class carriages?
> DL
>
>