Buffalo police investigated a complaint in 2018 that a man was suspected of dealing drugs from the Fruit Belt house of Democratic mayoral nominee India B. Walton, according to police reports and Walton's former landlord.
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Mayoral Democratic primary winner India Walton is interviewed at her campaign office on Jefferson Avenue, Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News
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From an interview with The Buffalo News Editorial Board on June 3, 2021.
News Editorial Board
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A view of 183 Lemon St. in Buffalo, a house where Democratic mayoral nominee India B. Walton lived in 2018.
Mark Mulville/Buffalo News
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