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By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor SUDBURY\u2014The deadly consequences of a turf war over the drug trade in M\u2019Chigeeng First Nation unfolded in the early hours of April 5, 2022, leaving Brandon Brooks, 30, of Toronto, dead. Testimony at the ongoing first-degree murder trial of Prince Almando Graham, 39, of North York, has shed light on the harrowing series of events. Assistant Crown attorney Cecilia Bouzane, in her opening address on January 16, 2025, told the Sudbury Courthouse jury: \u201cTo the eyes of the drug dealers, M\u2019Chigeeng was a highly profitable area to do business. Prince Graham was a drug dealer. He made it known to the people of M\u2019Chigeeng (that) he would possess the reserve. This was his turf.\u201d April 4, 2022: Graham\u2019s Alleged… <\/p>\n

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By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor SUDBURY\u2014The deadly consequences of a turf war over the drug trade in M\u2019Chigeeng First Nation unfolded in the early hours of April 5, 2022, leaving Brandon Brooks, 30, of Toronto, dead. Testimony at the ongoing first-degree murder trial of Prince Almando Graham, 39, of North York, has shed light on the harrowing series of events. Assistant Crown attorney Cecilia Bouzane, in her opening address on January 16, 2025, told the Sudbury Courthouse jury: \u201cTo the eyes of the drug dealers, M\u2019Chigeeng was a highly profitable area to do business. Prince Graham was a drug dealer. He made it known to the people of M\u2019Chigeeng (that) he would possess the reserve. This was his turf.\u201d April 4, 2022: Graham\u2019s Alleged... <\/p>\n

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