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L i. i V I : 4 4 i PAGE A8 The Canadian Statesman November 15, 2006 www.durhamregion.com Raid on Clarington house nets huge haul of drugs Crystal meth, ecstasy among stash seized . By Jeff Mitchell jmitchell@durhamregion.com CLARINGTON -- Several ounces of crystal methamphetamine were among a huge haul of drugs seized from a Clarington home by Durham Durham police. Four people are facing charges as a result of the raid, carried out by Drug Enforcement Unit cops at a Maple Grove Road home around 10 p.m. Friday. Drugs seized included crystal meth, marijuana, crack and powder powder cocaine, ecstasy an the powerful powerful prescription pain killer oxyco- din, police said. "The total value of drugs seized was $172,000," Sergeant Paul McCurbin said. The raid marked the latest in a string of significant drug busts in Clarington. Last week police announced the seizure of a $300,000 marijuana crop from, a Bowmanville residence. And on Oct. 29, Durham cops investigating a roll-over accident on Hwy. 401 near Holt Road charged a Whitby man after discovering 100 pounds of pot in a duffle bag at the crash scene. . , Officers executing a search warrant warrant at the Maple Grove Road property Friday discovered $16,000 worth of crystal meth and more than $34,000 worth of powder and crack cocaine, as well as 2,000 ecstasy tablets valued at almost $60,000 and 12 pounds of mari- , juana with a street value in excess of $50,000, Sgt. McCurbin said. Four people -- Mark Wiltshire, 47, Sheree Wiltshire, 46, Steven How- den, 40 and 26-year-old Matthew Da Silva -- are facing drug charges. Push to raise age of consent DURHAM - The Durham chapter of the Canadian Women's League and a group committed to preventing the sexual exploitation of children are meeting with local MPs to support legislation that would raise the age of consent for sexual activity from 14 to 16. Joan Atherfold, regional chairwoman chairwoman of the Durham branch of the Catholic Women's League, said more than 1,200 signatures have been collected collected in one parish alone to show support of Bill C-22, which if passed would raise the age of consent from 14 to 16. The bill had its first reading in June and recently underwent a second reading. "It's just not right," Ms. Atherfold said of the current law, adding that in the United States sexual consent laws stand at around 18 years of age. Mary Hawkley, co-president of CASE (Canadian Addressing Sexual Exploitation), said the group recently wrapped up its 2006 Ribbons of Signatures Signatures campaign, in which members members wore white ribbons for a period of a week and then presented them to local MPs - including Jim Flaherty in Whitby and Colin Carrie in Osha- wa - as a sign of solidarity that child protection laws need strengthening. Ms. Hawkley said Canada's current age of consent law is among the lowest lowest in tire Western world: "We want the age of consent raised to at least 16 and we would like it higher," she said. The white ribbon is not a petition, petition, she said, radier a symbolic act among members and groups that believe the current law needs changing. changing. Ms. Hawkley said she hopes the age of consent will be raised before year's end. > "We're still looking at young teenagers, teenagers, especially girls, who are waiting waiting for that charger on the white horse to bring them to 'never-never land.' That's what we're dealing with or suggesting the government needs to deal with to raise that age," she said. "It's one of those tilings people only end locate about if it happens to their children." 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