Attorney General of Washington: Law Enforcement Experts Meet to Address Cross-Border Drug Trafficking

OLYMPIA, Wash., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Key state and federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors from Washington and British Columbia will meet this weekend in Seattle to discuss ways to address cross-border drug trafficking.

"Drug trafficking over the B.C.-Washington border is a multi-million dollar business," Washington Attorney General Chris Gregoire said. "We want to assemble the experts to gain a common understanding of the problem and talk about strategies to stop the drug trafficking."

The idea for the drug summit was suggested at a recent meeting of Attorneys General from the Western states and Canadian provinces. "Washington officials are worried about the high-quality, high-potency marijuana which is moving from B.C. into Washington," Gregoire said.

Canadian officials, meanwhile, are concerned about cocaine and other drugs moving from Washington north.

Representatives from the Washington Attorney General’s Office, the State Patrol, the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, local police chiefs and sheriffs, U.S. Customs, the FBI, DEA, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office will attend. Canada will be represented by Dosanjh and local police, prosecutors and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The meeting will begin Friday night and end Saturday at noon and will be held at the Seattle Airport Hilton.