Surrey RCMP seize thousands of grams of illicit drugs

Mounties in Surrey say they have seized tens of thousands of grams of illicit drugs after a year long investigation into a drug-trafficking network, allegedly suppling to Metro Vancouver.

The Surrey RCMP says its Drug Unit started investigating the network in June of 2023. The operation lead to the execution of two search warrants in August of a property in New Westminster near the intersection of 8th Street and 6th Avenue, and another in Coquitlam near the intersection of Cape Horn Avenue and San Juan Place.

Police say one person was arrested and released, pending further investigation.

Through the searches, Mounties say they seized the following items:

• 23 kilograms of MDMA (ecstasy),
• 500 grams of cocaine,
• 92 tablets of methylphenidate (also knowns as Ritalin),
• 60 tablets of amphetamine,
• 244 grams of fentanyl,
• 72 grams of fentanyl in the form of /Flurofentanyl/Bromalazam/Xylazine/caffeine,
• 272 grams of fentanyl tablets,
• 63 tablets of counterfeit hydromorphone tablets,
• 156 tablets of oxycodone,
• 27 tablets of counterfeit oxycodone,
• 32 tablets of prescription Alprazolam,
• 21 tablets of Tadalafil (Cialis).

Mounties say the investigation is ongoing, and anyone who wishes to report suspicions of drug trafficking can call the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502