▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁V ancouver ▁Police ▁Department ' s ▁oper ational ▁divisions ▁include ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁squad , ▁a ▁marine ▁squad , ▁and ▁a ▁dog ▁squad . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁mounted ▁squad , ▁used ▁primarily ▁to ▁pat rol ▁Stanley ▁Park ▁and ▁occasionally ▁the ▁Dow nt own ▁East side ▁and ▁West ▁End , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁crowd ▁control . ▁The ▁police ▁work ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁civil ian ▁and ▁volunte er ▁run ▁Community ▁Police ▁Cent res . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁police ▁department ▁established ▁its ▁own ▁C ounter ▁T error ism ▁Unit . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁a ▁new ▁trans it ▁police ▁force , ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁V ancouver ▁Transport ation ▁Author ity ▁Police ▁Service ▁( now ▁South ▁Coast ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Transport ation ▁Author ity ▁Police ▁Service ), ▁was ▁established ▁with ▁full ▁police ▁powers . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁legal ization ▁of ▁mar iju ana , ▁V ancouver ▁police ▁generally ▁did ▁not ▁arrest ▁people ▁for ▁possess ing ▁small ▁amounts ▁of ▁mar iju ana . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Police ▁Department ▁established ▁a ▁special ized ▁drug ▁squad , ▁" G row b ust ers ", ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁city ' s ▁estimated ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁hydro pon ic ▁mar iju ana ▁growing ▁operations ▁( or ▁grow - ops ) ▁in ▁resident ial ▁areas . ▁As ▁with ▁other ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁campaign s ▁target ing ▁mar iju