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Straw Purchasing On The Rise

When Justin Shipowich was sentenced on firearms trafficking charges in May 2018, Sgt. Eric Stewart was watching intently to see what kind of message would be sent. Stewart heads up ALERT’s Guns and Gangs team, based in Edmonton, which investigated Shipowich’s straw purchasing case and arrested him in September 2018. Straw purchasing is the practice […]

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