Gangs Change Tactics as Borders Closed, COVID-19 Impacts

Gangs Change Tactics as Borders Closed, COVID-19 Impacts
A Vancouver Police officer is seen at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver's downtown eastside on March 26, 2020. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
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Gangs and organized crime groups in B.C. are changing how they operate and run their illegal business due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, police forces say.

Since physical distancing protocols were enacted more than a month ago, illicit drug prices across the province have gone up, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit said.