Former Victoria Police Board member calls for independent investigation of Project Juliet debacle
A lawyer who resigned from Victoria's police board over concerns about transparency says the city's residents deserve an independent investigation of the circumstances that led to the collapse of a major drug prosecution.
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![Victoria Police congratulated themselves on the success of Project Juliet, a joint investigation that resulted in three arrests and the seizure of $30 million worth of fentanyl. But the case later fell apart because of alleged police misconduct. A table in front of a Victoria Police logo shows a gun, multiple containers filled with drugs and a stack of paper money.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7114603.1707878266!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/project-juliet.jpg)
A lawyer who resigned from Victoria's police board over concerns about transparency says the city's residents deserve an independent investigation of the circumstances that led to the collapse of a major drug prosecution.