Scarborough, Ontario

Scarborough forms the eastern part of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly a separate city, and prior to that a borough and township, but has been part of the 'East District' since it was amalgamated with the old city of Toronto and four other municipalities in 1998. It retains its original name for most local residents, and is recognized by Canada Post as a municipality name. Its borders are Victoria Park Ave. to the west, the Rouge River, the Little Rouge Creek and the Scarborough-Pickering Townline to the east, Steeles Ave. E. to the north, and Lake Ontario to the south.

Scarborough in the news

Omar Khadr

Scarborough is the birthplace of Omar Khadr, the juvenile Canadian citizen detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. He is the son of suspected al-Qaeda financier Ahmed Said Khadr.

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Omar Khadr - United States - Guantanamo Bay - Cuba - Al-Qaeda - Ahmed Said Khadr

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Drugs

Scarborough is reputed for the number, size, and frequency of its drug busts, which have been occurring mostly over the past decade. In 2004, 140 of the 320 marijuana grow operation busts took place in Scarborough. The north section of the district has become notorious for the number of grow houses in this area. http://www.insidetoronto.ca/to/scarborough/story/2658970p-3082857c.html

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2004 - Marijuana

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Canada's largest heroin bust occurred in Scarborough in 2000. Canada's largest MDMA busts have all been in Scarborough. Ze Wai Wong, the ringleader of an MDMA and marijuana exportation scheme which supplied 1 out of every 7 ecstasy pills in the USA, was a resident of Scarborough.

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Heroin - 2000 - MDMA - Ze Wai Wong - Ecstasy

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Gangs

Street gangs continue to be a problem in Scarborough, as gun-related violence has left some residents feeling unsafe in their communities.

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