ONLY 9 OF 57 DRUG SUSPECTS KEPT IN JAIL PENDING TRIALS

Police Voice Disappointment But Are Pleased Some Have Been Given Area Restrictions

Of 57 alleged drug dealers arrested in a Vancouver police crackdown this month, only nine have been held in custody pending their trial, police said Wednesday.

Vancouver police spokeswoman Constable Anne Drennan said that although police are disappointed so few are in custody, they are encouraged that 35 of those released were given "area restrictions" that prevent them from returning to areas of the Downtown Eastside or certain SkyTrain stations.

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