A Hamilton cocaine dealer testified Thursday he was allowed to ply his illicit trade with impunity after paying $20,000 a month in protection money to a city police officer. I was pretty much allowed to sell drugs,” the dealer, who cannot be identified, told a Superior Court jury in Toronto. ( Betsy Powell / Toronto Star file photo ) A drug dealer testified that Det.-Const. As well, he told court he had $30,000 in his apartment when it was raided but that only $11,000 was turned in. “Somebody stole the rest ... (so) I knew already I could do this,” he told court.

Source: thestar March 22, 2018 18:33 UTC