RCMP dismantles largest drug superlab in Canadian history, operating in B.C.
RCMP federal investigators say they have dismantled the largest drug superlab in Canadian history.
Assistant Commissioner David Teboul the RCMP’s commander of federal policing for the Pacific Region, told reporters on Thursday that several months of investigative work into a transnational organized crime group involved in the production and distribution of massive quantities of illicit drugs revealed the most sophisticated drug superlab in Canadian history.
Police seized illegal firearms, synthetic drugs and precursor chemicals, he said.
Over the weekend, Teboul said numerous enforcement actions and search warrants were executed related to the drug superlab in Falkland, B.C., and other locations in Surrey.
“As a result, investigators seized approximately half a tonne of hard drugs, including … 55 kilograms of fentanyl, 390 kilograms of methamphetamine, 35 kilograms of cocaine, 15 kilograms of MDM, and six kilograms of cannabis,” Teboul said.
He added that investigators seized 89 firearms, including handguns, AR15 assault rifles and submachine guns, many of which were loaded and ready to use.
Explosive devices, ammunition, firearm silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor and $500,000 in cash were also seized.
Teboul said a large amount of precursor chemicals that were seized could be used in the production of fentanyl and MDMA.
“Of a particular concern, is the discovery of several tonnes of unregulated chemicals, believed to be used to produce P2P (phenyl-2-propanone), a Class-A scheduled precursor essential to the manufacturer of crystal methamphetamine,” he added.
“Manufacturing methamphetamine using P2P has not been seen in Western Canada until now and the P2P manufacturing method has been the primary method used
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