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SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — Three drug labs in Canada's
Pacific coast province of British Columbia have been dismantled,
police said Thursday, adding that two of the labs are believed
to have been used to produce fentanyl while the purpose of the
third remains “undetermined.”
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police also arrested two suspects,
including someone described as a “chemist,” but no charges have
yet been laid as the police investigation continues.
The Mounties say they executed “numerous” search warrants in
late March and found the three labs, which were equipped with
sophisticated equipment that is also used in “academic and
professional research facilities.”
Chief Supt. Stephen Lee, deputy regional commander of the RCMP
federal policing program, said the commercial-grade chemistry
equipment underscores “disturbing trends” in the increasing
scientific sophistication of drug labs used by transnational
organized crime groups.
Assistant Commissioner David Teboul said the drugs produced in
the labs were not destined for the United States, but he
couldn’t reveal how police came to determine that since the
investigation is ongoing.
The Mounties say they launched their probe into the importation
of precursor chemicals and commercial laboratory equipment used
for producing drugs including fentanyl, MDMA and GHB, in the
summer of 2023.
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