… Community members told CBC News that incidents such as arson, vehicle accidents and conflicts have increased over the past three years. Some in the community, which has no police force, blame the presence of cannabis megastores and a spate of illegal dumping that saw as many as 500 trucks a day roar into Kanehsatà:ke, according to Quebec court records.
… The stores operate outside of Quebec and Canada’s cannabis laws, and the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake has so far failed to pass any rules to regulate these operations, some of which are linked to organized crime, according to elected band officials.
“We’re in a war zone,” Montour told CBC News. “Nobody is helping us.”
