RCMP Arrest Three in B.C. with Alleged Mexican Cartel Links
A major investigation into organized crime leads to multiple arrests and significant drug and weapon seizures in British Columbia.
- Three men were arrested in Surrey, B.C., for allegedly being part of a crime group connected to Mexican drug cartels.
- The RCMP seized 23 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and large quantities of illicit drugs during the operation.
- Four additional arrests were made in Burnaby following a four-month investigation into interprovincial drug trafficking.
- Police confiscated over 9,500 hydromorphone pills and more than a kilogram of suspected cocaine in Burnaby.
- The investigation highlights the RCMP's efforts to combat transnational organized crime and prevent drug importation into Canada.