Change to Criminal Code gives law enforcers more power

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BY: NORMA GREENAWA Y
Source: montrealgazette.com
Canada - ~Change to Criminal Code gives law enforcers more power~ Targets organized crime Police, prosecutors welcome new rules, but critics warn measures are overkill
Prosecutors and police will have enhanced powers to tackle prostitution, illegal gambling and drug trafficking by organized crime under new measures announced yesterday by the Conservative government.

The new rules expand the list of what constitutes a serious crime in the Criminal Code -meaning offences punishable by five or more years in prison -to such activities as keeping a common bawdy house, keeping a gaming or betting house, and exporting, importing or producing illegal drugs.