Drugs have been blamed for fuelling a suicide and overdose crisis in Attawapiskat and other remote First Nations communities along the James Bay coast. Police have arrested 55 individuals and laid more than 300 charges following a joint investigation aimed at disrupting drug distribution networks in northeastern Ontario. “When you talk suicide, mental health issues, drug addiction, it’s all linked,” Armstrong said. Armstrong has repeatedly called for more federal and provincial funding to go after drug dealers. Most charges laid related to trafficking and possession of controlled substances and possession of property obtained by crime.

Source: National Post May 25, 2016 20:11 UTC