Saskatchewan Law Allows Victims of Drug Trafficking to Sue Traffickers

Saskatchewan Law Allows Victims of Drug Trafficking to Sue Traffickers
The Saskatoon Police Service seized more than two kilograms of fentanyl, more than five kilograms of methamphetamine, more than half a kilogram of cocaine, and $77,546 in cash in a drug trafficking case in mid 2024. Saskatchewan Police Service handout photo
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A new Saskatchewan law allows people harmed by illegal drug trafficking, including those affected by addiction, to sue drug traffickers for damages in civil court.

Under the Response to Illicit Drugs Act, which came into effect on June 1, individuals harmed by illicit drug activity can bring civil actions to recover damages from people who produce, traffic, import, or export highly addictive drugs, the province said in a June 1 news release.
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William Hetherington
William Hetherington
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William Hetherington is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.