A large quantity of suspected illicit drugs won’t make their way to Campbell River streets after RCMP executed a pair of search warrants earlier this month.
Campbell River RCMP say they successfully and simultaneously executed two search warrants at properties in the 800 block of Homewood Road and the 800 block of Greenwood Road on September 5.
The searches were stemmed from a lengthy drug trafficking investigation, with the police seizing the following items:
- 128 grams of fentanyl
- 140 grams of cocaine
- 19 grams of crack cocaine
- 47 grams of methamphetamine
- 250 suspected prescription hydromorphone pills
- Over $16,000 in cash
- A loaded, prohibited handgun
Campbell River RCMP Insp. Jeff Preston says they’re continuing to target drug traffickers who prey on the vulnerable for their own profit.
“Campbell River is experiencing one of the highest rates of overdose deaths in the province and we’re doing everything we can to remove these toxic drugs from our street.”
A 19-year-old man from Surrey and a 65-year-old man from Campbell River were arrested and later released to appear in court pending approval of the charges.
