Eight charged, kilograms of drugs seized in B.C. trafficking bust

Police successful British Columbia’s Lower Mainland opportunity a yearslong drug-trafficking investigation has led to charges against 8 people, arsenic good arsenic nan seizure of illicit drugs, drug-making supplies, and 2 guns pinch prohibited magazines.

A connection from B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says nan investigation began successful Langley successful December 2022 and expanded arsenic investigators wished nan suspects were connected to “gang and organized crime activity.”

Police opportunity nan probe led to nan execution of 10 hunt warrants successful Richmond, Coquitlam, Surrey and Langley betwixt April and May past year.

They opportunity nan cognition turned up “significant” quantities of illicit narcotics and led to 8 arrests, pinch national prosecutors approving a full of 31 charges this week.

The accused are 5 men and 3 women ranging successful property from 21 to 31, pinch charges that see trafficking a controlled constituent for a criminal statement and possession of a restricted firearm without a licence.

Police opportunity a 31-year-old man was being held successful custody and nan different 7 accused person been released up of a provincial tribunal proceeding connected Aug. 14.

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The hunt warrants led to nan seizure of 8.5 kilograms of nan potent opioid fentanyl, 15 kilograms of nan supplier MDMA and 1 kilogram of cocaine, constabulary say.

Officers besides seized much than 4,600 pills including oxycodone, hydromorphone, fentanyl, and complete 1,000 kilograms of chemicals utilized to make MDMA and fentanyl.