West Island street gangs
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Posted: Nov 23, 2012 4:06 PM ET
Last Updated: Nov 23, 2012 8:04 PM ET
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It's a dangerous problem that remains deliberately hidden behind the West Island's safe veneer.
Street gangs long ago set up shop in the tidy bedroom communities that make up the western suburbs of Montreal island.
Police are careful not to glorify the gangs, but there are two things that can't be denied: Street gangs exist, and getting rid of them is a nearly impossible task.
In a three-part series, CBC Montreal's Thomas Daigle examines who is behind organized street gangs in the West Island and the efforts made to curb their operations.
Part 1: West Island street gangs
A look inside the workings of West Island street gangs and the collateral damage caused by their criminal operations.
Part 2: The life of a gangster
A former member of a West Island street gang talks about how he was lured into the life and his struggle to escape it.
Part 3: Protecting the next generation
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