It appears Nanaimo is developing a reputation for drug trafficking.
RCMP have nicknamed it “Drug Hub City” because it functions at the centre of the Vancouver island drug trade.
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Police say drugs get on to the island through Nanaimo. They then head north to Campbell River — west to Port Alberni and Tofino and south to Victoria.
Nanaimo RCMP recently seized a loaded handgun and about $120,000 dollars worth of cocaine, heroin, crystal meth and cash.
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