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By Alicia Anderson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 Drug-related violence across Nishnawbe Aski Nation territories must end. That\u2019s what Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), Alvin Fiddler, said during Nishnawbe Aski Police Service\u2019s (NAPS) annual general meeting on Tuesday. \u201cWith that growth of our police service is also just the growth of drugs coming into our community and the violence that comes with it,\u201d Fiddler said. The annual meeting connects police services with the chiefs of the communities they serve, so they can receive feedback. Fiddler said that despite the police force\u2019s growth, more drugs are being smuggled into remote communities, leading to an increase in crime. \u201cThere’s a real demand on policing right now for public safety and community safety, and NAPS should be able… <\/p>\n

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By Alicia Anderson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 Drug-related violence across Nishnawbe Aski Nation territories must end. That\u2019s what Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), Alvin Fiddler, said during Nishnawbe Aski Police Service\u2019s (NAPS) annual general meeting on Tuesday. \u201cWith that growth of our police service is also just the growth of drugs coming into our community and the violence that comes with it,\u201d Fiddler said. The annual meeting connects police services with the chiefs of the communities they serve, so they can receive feedback. Fiddler said that despite the police force\u2019s growth, more drugs are being smuggled into remote communities, leading to an increase in crime. \u201cThere’s a real demand on policing right now for public safety and community safety, and NAPS should be able... <\/p>\n

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