Feds giving B.C. $54M to fight gang violence as conflict goes provincewide

The cash is part of a commitment to invest $390 million across Canada for programs \u0022to stop gun crime and gang violence before it starts.\u0022

Just last month, B.C.’s anti-gang Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit announced that the 10-year-old Lower Mainland

The Lower Mainland gang war stemmed from a local Abbotsford dispute that began in the city’s Townline Hill neighbourhood about a decade ago and involved about 40 youth linked to the drug trade. By 2015, Abbotsford Police warned the public about the leaders of two main groups — an off-shoot of the United Nations gang versus the then-fledgling Brothers Keepers.Article content

Mendicino said the cash commitment comes on top of increased border security measures and “deepened co-operation with the United States to fight gun smuggling.” In fact, Bill C-21 faced criticism from hunters and other gun owners for several proposed amendments to the bill defining assault-style rifles that the government later withdrew.

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