Two New Westminster men have been sentenced for their involvement of preying on the most marginalized and vulnerable women in the Downtown Eastside.
According to the Vancouver Police Department, on Nov. 25 the two men were sentenced for their criminal roles in the Downtown Eastside.
Local Nolan Swallow, 33, received an eight-year sentence for conspiracy to traffic and a two-year sentence for his participation in a criminal organization, for a total 10 consecutive years.
New Westminster’s Lemar McCann, 32, received a six-year sentence for conspiracy to traffic and a one-year sentence for his participation in a criminal organization, as well, for a total of seven consecutive years.
In January 2011, Vancouver police announced a number of arrests that were the result of the SisterWatch, Project Rescue and Tyrant initiatives.
Downtown Eastside women were telling police their worst fears: predatory drug dealers were using violence, torture and terror on the addicted and ill for business ends, according to a media release.
“An investigative team was chosen from various areas of the Vancouver Police Department, including major crime, gangs and drugs, financial crime and the beat enforcement team, to proactively target those individuals that were victimizing the most vulnerable and the most marginalized in the Downtown Eastside community,” the release states.
