It's not enough just to know he's selling. If that was the case, if we could arrest people this kind of information, there wouldn't be any more Mafioso or bikers left in Montreal. He said that people in communities often reproach police for not taking a stronger stand against drugs. But they can't blame us if they don't give us any information. It would be better if we had more cooperation, but this is such a tightly-knit community, often it's someone's uncle or father who's selling drugs.
People feel guilty about informing on their family members.
It's not easy for them. In the South, it's your annoying neighbour that you're denouncing. In the North, this person is probably your relative, too. He said that the typical drug pusher is rarely a hardened criminal, as in the South. He or she is often someone who works at a job involving travel, and sees a chance to make some extra money.