In an effort to highlight the ease in which drugs are available on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside streets, radio station DJs played a prank, sending someone out to buy find and buy heroin, all while wearing a beaver costume--and it didn't take the DJ long to find it.

On June 4, CFOX-FM sent a DJ that goes by the on-air name, Captain Scotty, to a street that is notorious for drug deals. Dressed as a beaver and carrying a sign that said he was looking to buy heroin, the DJ was reportedly able to purchase the drugs in a matter of minutes.

The whole thing was broadcast live on The Jeff O'Neil Show. Two police officers were listening, went to the scene and confiscated the drugs, but did not make any arrests.

While the stunt has comical overtones, Vancouver's drug problem has been an ongoing issue for more than a decade. In the Downtown Eastside section of the city, 1- in-3 residents is HIV positive and 70 percent are known to have hepatitis C. Heroin and crack are two commonly used drugs in the neighborhood.