By Joshua Santos Writer Canada is ramping up its fight against fentanyl, with new border security measures and the creation of a fentanyl czar, but in Indigenous communities, where the crisis is hitting hardest, the resources to fight back are still out of reach. The Ontario Chiefs of Police said fentanyl, a drug linked to organized crime, saw an increase in police seizures and overdose-linked deaths. It saids the uptick, coupled with supply issues of other drugs, may have contributed to an increase in overdoses across Ontario and Canada. \u201cIt\u2019s bad all over the place but more so in Indigenous communities because of less resources and manpower for law enforcement,\u201d said Six Nations Police Chief Darren Montour. \u201cIt boils down to funding.\u201d Montour said the police\u2019s drug enforcement unit has… <\/p>\n
By Joshua Santos Writer Canada is ramping up its fight against fentanyl, with new border security measures and the creation of a fentanyl czar, but in Indigenous communities, where the crisis is hitting hardest, the resources to fight back are still out of reach. The Ontario Chiefs of Police said fentanyl, a drug linked to organized crime, saw an increase in police seizures and overdose-linked deaths. It saids the uptick, coupled with supply issues of other drugs, may have contributed to an increase in overdoses across Ontario and Canada. \u201cIt\u2019s bad all over the place but more so in Indigenous communities because of less resources and manpower for law enforcement,\u201d said Six Nations Police Chief Darren Montour. \u201cIt boils down to funding.\u201d Montour said the police\u2019s drug enforcement unit has... <\/p>\n