Attacks on drugs gangs in Latin America are squeezing the supply of drugs into Vancouver from Mexico and Colombia

Canadian police officials said increased gang-related shootings in the Vancouver area, which have killed nine people, are related to battles between competing Mexican drug cartels,Attacks on drugs gangs in Latin America are squeezing the supply of drugs into Vancouver from Mexico and Colombia, leading to a sharp increase in the price of cocaine, the newspaper reported, citing superintendent Pat Fogarty of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.