A police anti-gang unit busted a drug dealer in Maple Ridge who gave new meaning to the term “organized crime.”
On April 29, police officers with the province’s combined forces Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) stopped a cyclist who was riding without a helmet.
What began as a routine interaction quickly escalated, said police, after officers located a knife and multiple containers holding suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine.
Each substance was individually packaged and sorted into separate colour-coded plastic containers. A notebook believed to be tracking drug sales was also seized by police.
The individual was arrested for Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, and the drugs were removed from circulation.
Police said the seizure highlights how proactive policing – even during everyday enforcement – can disrupt drug trafficking and help keep harmful substances out of communities.
The officers were part of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C.. The province’s anti-gang agency is the largest integrated police program in Canada, with more than 400 officers from RCMP and municipal forces.
If you have information about drug activity in your area, police ask that you contact your local police or Crime Stoppers.