A trial is finally expected to start Monday against five alleged members of The Greeks, charged in a series of gangland slayings in the Vernon area in 2004 and '05. More than two dozen Crown and defence lawyers are involved in the trial which may hear up to 200 witnesses. ``We anticipated this day would come,'' says RCMP Inspector Al Haslett. ``It took alot of work to get here, between ourselves and our Crown counsel team, and now we are prepared and ready to start.'' Haslett says the investigation and preparation of the case has already cost millions of taxpayers' dollars. He says the trial is expected to last ten months to a year. Pre-trial motions began three years ago. The case is to be heard in a high-security Vancouver courtroom which was originally built for the Air India murder trial. The five are charged in connection with three slayings, part of a crime wave involving the drug trade which left seven people dead.
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