Video provided by the RCMPOn the six-month anniversary of CRIME, more than 75,000 plants have been seized and charges recommended against 36 people as the RCMP's Drug Enforcement Branch develops a bigger picture of marihuana and its impact on the Cariboo.
CRIME has been operational since September 7, 2010. It is a task force led by the Federal RCMP's Drug Enforcement Branch in combination with local RCMP detachment drug sections, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) and provincial resources. CRIME covers an area from Prince George through to Quesnel, Williams Lake, and 100 Mile House. Here is a video of one of the many busts the RCMP have conducted in the region.