Project Monarch dethrones 22 alleged criminals Via TorSunphoto21
Stemming that flow of drugs and handguns across a section of the border by the St. Clair River is tough enough — and even tougher when your police force has only 11 officers and one boat to guard its vastness.
A strong message was delivered by Chief Charles Sampson of the Walpole Island First Nation, west of Wallaceburg, Ont., to the federal and provincial government to help “combat crime” to make all communities safe. “To Premier Ford and Prime Minister Trudeau, open up your considerations to flow the necessary adequate financial resources,” Sampson added. “We desperately need enhanced funding to get this job done.”
Sampson said if the Walpole Police Service can assist other agencies, they need more physical resources, such as cars and boats to protect the border, and more trained officers to investigate.Article content As for where the Project Monarch name came from, investigators says of the suspects arrested referred to himself as “The King” — ruling over the network.
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