2 men charged after 2023 investigation into Lower Mainland drug trafficking operation

Two men have been charged in connection to a drug trafficking operation with locations in Richmond, Burnaby, and Surrey.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) announced Wednesday that a 22-year-old Surrey man and a 40-year-old Burnaby man have been arrested and charged after an investigation last year.

The June 2023 investigation into an alleged drug trafficking network led to police executing three search warrants around the Lower Mainland in August that year.

Police say the warrants resulted in the seizures, including:

• 12.7 kilograms of methamphetamine,
• 4.7 kilograms of fentanyl,
• 1.6 kilograms of cocaine,
• 1.6 kilograms of ketamine, and 1 kilogram of cutting agents;
• 9 kilograms of cocaine from a hidden aftermarket compartment found in a vehicle;
• $79,050 in Canadian currency;
• Drug paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking

In late August this year, the BC Prosecution Service approved charges of one count of possession for the purposes of trafficking against both men.

CFSEU-BC says the men have been released with conditions while they await the judicial process.