OSHAWA -- More than 100 drug and prostitution-related charges were laid during a five-week police crackdown in downtown Oshawa.
The initiative, which involved members of several Durham police units, saw 67 people arrested on a total of 127 charges. It came in response to concerns from residents and merchants in central Oshawa, police said.
During the sweep:
- 22 people were busted for drug possession
- charges of drug trafficking were laid against four suspects, while 11 charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking were laid
- 39 people were picked up for breaching court orders and
- 25 charges of communication for the purposes of prostitution were laid.
Police recovered drugs including oxycodone pills and cocaine.
Downtown patrols will continue, police said.
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