Familiar faces appear in gangs sweep Critics claim gangs are unaffected by big busts The 1000 police officers who executed 105 search warrants during the latest gang offensive seized drugs, 10 guns, and arrested more than 70 people — among them some familiar faces. Several young men charged as part of Project Corral are alumni of previous Toronto police gang sweeps, including a purported leader nabbed just three years ago. During the course of the investigation, police identified ------ Twinky ---- — arrested during Project XXX in 2006 — as a source of firearms for two of the three gangs targeted this week: Five Point Generals (5PG) and Falstaff Crips, both based in northwest Toronto. Bail hearings began Wednesday. Acquitted of murder in 2003, Willis was arrested on Feb. 27 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, along with two other Canadians for his alleged role in a scheme to import 72 kilograms of cocaine into Canada. Described by police as the brains behind the Jamestown Crips, ----, 30, sports two tear drop tattoos under his left eye and the words the world is mine on his upper right arm. This week police laid new charges against him including instruct for a criminal organization and firearms offences. Project Corral is the seventh major street gang crackdown in Canadas largest city in as many years. Critics say the reappearance of some of those arrested in previous investigations underscores a reality: it costs millions and millions of dollars to make mass arrests ...
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