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Early last Wednesday morning, a combined force of 130 Durham Regional and Ontario Provincial Police officers moved with military precision through Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Oshawa and Scarborough picking up over 90 men and women who were ultimate- "ly charged with over 130 offences under the Narcotic Control Act, the 'Federal Drug Act, and the Criminal Code of Canada. The round-up was the result of a six-month undercover drug opera- ' tion conducted in Durham Region by the Durham Regional Police in- telligence unit and the OPP drug en- forcement section. Drugs purchased and seized in cluded cocaine, marijuana, hashish, hashish oil, L.S.D., and psilocybin, more commonly known as 'magic mushrotifis' on the street. Accor- ding to police, the, drugs had as street value in excess of $150,000. Stolen property was also recovered "in the operation. Deputy police chief Dave Ed- wards told a press conference, "We felt the drug situation on our streets Myrtle man nabbed in region-wide bust had reached a crisis point...there was too much of it available and we were starting to get complaints. We felt it had to be curtailed, if not, it would just keep getting more dif- ficult to control." ~4 * Edwards indicated the operation, code named "High Rider," began last summer when he and his force recognized the growing problem locally and called the OPP for assistance. The OPP officers, whose faces were not known to the drug community in this area, began "hanging out' in various bars throughout the region. Over the six- month period, police indicate some $21,000 in drugs was purchased by- the plain clothes officers. Detectiye Sargent Ron Kirkpatrick of the OPP drug unit said that although 13 establishments were identified, the owners and the establishments were not, aware of the drug trafficking taking place and in no way had anything to do with the transactions. "They just happened to be the locations where mast of the deals - were made," he said. Those establishments named were the Spruce Villa and Royal Hotel in Whitby, Leisure Amuse- ment Arcade, Simcoe Tavern, Genosha Hotel, Dynesty Inn, Bobby Jo's, South End Restaurant and Tavern, and Georgian Motor Hotel in Oshawa, Tanglewood Steak House in Bowmanville, Bay Ridges Tavern in Pickering and Cabaret. Superintendent Wib Craig of the OPP's general investigations branch said the drug culture is mov- RONANNE REVELER Moos & Fasmoes {ae Phoow 655 3037 or 985 7383 ing out of the big cities and into the smaller towns, and indicated last week's drug bust 'knocked a serious dent" in the supply of illicit drugs on the market in Durham Region. He said about one third of the drugs confiscated was cocaine, although there was no crack. The day prior to the major bust, undercover officers seized 10 pounds of 'magic mushrooms,' a hallucinogenic drug similar to LSD, at a Bowmanville truck stop. The drugs are said to have a street value of $45,000. Craig said that only a few of those arrested were connected to each other in any way. He cited the only organized ring consisted of five in- dividuals who used stolen credit cards to purchase VCRs, which they in turn sold to raise money for drugs. Kirkpatrick did say, however, that in addition to the 130 drug charges, there were 150 charges laid under the criminal code including fraud, break-and-enter, and posses- sion of stolen property. Other Whitby residents charged during the raid are Peter George Buls, 30, of 101 Brock Street South; Scott Joaquin, 19, of 55 Calder Cres- cent; Kellard Charles Kelly, 26, of 93 Elizabeth Crescent (2 charges); Richard Lenis, 24, of 45 Dorvis Drive; Lynne Mattis, 25, of 100A Byron Street South (2 charges); Ar- thur Henry Mitchell, 41, of 869 Dun- das Street West; Daniel Timothy Sullivan, 31, of 14 Evans Court; and Barry Gordon Short, 26, of the Royal Hotel. bss A $ This is understandable art Whitby school trustee lan Brown, shown at right, and North Ward Councillor Ross Batten, the mayor's designate to Whitby Arts, were in- terested in the art work of local children being - displayed at the Station Gallery during Art Trek "87. The exhibition which has been presented bi annually since 1977 is sponsored by Whitby Arts in conjunction with the Durham Board of Educa- tion and features art work from students in Whit- by's 11 elementary and two high schools, in- cluding Meadowcrest. There are between 600 and 700 works being displayed at the gallery and it is expected that between 2,500 and 3,000 students will tour the facility during the next week. The two paintings shown in the centre of the photograph were done by Meadowcrest kindergarten students. The top one, 'Man Walk- ing in a Field' is by Kourtney Selleck, the other, 'Dump Truck' by Nicholas Cowan. PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 3, 1987 -- 17 BEWARE It may not be officially spring yet, but Mother Nature started the annual spring thaw a little early last weekend with a few days of rain. As can be seen by the above photograph, Lynde Creek as it flows through the Brooklin area has swollen and inundated the poor tree in the forefront. Durham Regional Police and Whit- ~ by Fire Department are once again cautioning parents to remind | their children to stay away from the creek. AYCUfgler Youiy ot 'Meningitis scare unwarented There is not cause for concern of an outbreak of meningitis in the region. So says Durham's Medical Officer of Health, Dr, Jean Gray. Dr. Gray said it was only co- | incidence that two students at Dun- barton High School in Pickering were affected with the disease at the same time, and that no other cases have been reported at any of the other schools in the region, In- cluding those in Brooklin and Whitby. "They (the two students) didn't know each other and they each had a different type of the disease," said Dr. Gray. Dr. Gray explained that men- ingitis is broken down into three categories: bacterial, viral or other, including fungal, and that there are - many varients in these three categories. : "Meningitis of all types was formerly a grave condition with a (Tum to page 19) Why do kids 'drop out'? Durham Board of Education has initiated a study to learn why more than 1,000 students drop out of their educational program each year At their last regular meeting, the board unanimously approved the 18-month-study: designed to reduce the number of kids dropping out of school. They will appoint a special committee which will include teachers. representatives of a'social agency, the supe rintendent of special education. a psychologist, attendance counselors, guidance, and program consultants The board approved the study based on information contained in 3 report from SALEP (Supervised Alternative Learning for Excused Pupils). This SALEP committee monitors a study program designed for students who have opted out of . the regular school board curriculum The report stated that the drop out rate in Durham is below the pro- vincial average, but the Durham Board stated they were still con cerned with the figures in their area According to a recent study com pleted by Ontario's former youth commissioner Ken Dryden, only 60 percent of students graduate from grade 12 and less than 25 percent leave high school with their grade 13 graduation diploma About 31 per- cent of these continue their educa-. tion at the university or college level The Province of Ontario has just hired George Radwansk). former editor-in-chief of the Toronto Star, to do a profile study of today's drop- outs and consider changes in the school system, and trustee Cathy O'Flynn stressed the Durham Board should monitor the progress of this study "I don't see how we can make it in the technological age when so many young people are not finishing school" said superintendent of special education Bill Fairburn, who will himself be a member of the study committee. The SALEP report stated that problems in school get an early start. It indicated that parents who had a bad experience in school when they were younger often continue a "spiral of defeat' by passing on negative attitudes to their children The SALEP committee is also concerned about changes in the Family and Children's Services Act which says habitual absence 'rom school is no lorger a critena for a child in need of government assistance. Children over the ge of 12 can now refuse all help