Federal RCMP in B.C. claim they are investigating connections between the Mexican cartel and a “fortified” house in Surrey where drugs, weapons and cash were recently seized.
On Wednesday, the RCMP Pacific Region announced it had arrested three men as part of recent “enforcement actions against a transnational organized crime group connected to Mexican drug cartels, believed to be involved in the importation of cocaine into Canada.”
On Sep. 23, the RCMP Federal Policing – Pacific Region Drugs and Organized Crime unit executed a search warrant on a house and seized 23 firearms, several thousand rounds of ammunition, “multiple” kilograms of illicit drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, ketamine, and a variety of other opioids.
Police also seized $15,000 cash and “law enforcement-issued apparel.”
Police said the men have not been charged but rather the investigation is ongoing, and “numerous drug and weapons-related charges are being pursued.”
Police did not disclose the address of the home but said during the warrant execution “investigators discovered the residence to be surrounded by compound fencing, steel gates, and razor wires” while “the entry doors were fully covered by metal shutters, with the interior and exterior of the residence being equipped with video and audio monitoring systems.”
“This enforcement action was part of the RCMP Federal Policing program’s joint responsibility of protecting Canada’s border from transnational organized crime, and in this case preventing the importation of cocaine into Canada by organized crime groups associated to Mexican drug cartels,” said, Chief Supt. Stephen Lee, Deputy Regional Commander – RCMP Federal Policing Program - Pacific Region.
On Oct. 31. the federal RCMP announced it had busted an alleged drug superlab in Falkland with connections to at least two Surrey properties. Police said the superlab has links to Mexican cartels, however, police are not tying the two events together.
