Vancouver Island police forces and a specialized unit from the mainland teamed up last week to make a large bust in the local drug trade.
Members of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C (CFSEU-BC)’s Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) were sent to Vancouver Island to concentrate enforcement efforts around Nanaimo and the South Island.
UGET is normally based in the Lower Mainland, but its members are also deployed to communities around the province for short-term support at other police agencies.
Last week UGET partnered with Nanaimo and West Shore RCMP detachments and the Saanich Police Department to help direct enforcement activities in Nanaimo and Victoria.
During the four-day partnership, UGET members seized several items connected to the local drug trade including:
- $15,000 in cash
- knives and machetes
- swords
- a crossbow and an axe
- bear spray
- a pellet gun styled to resemble a Glock handgun
- a replica AR 15 rifle and replica shotgun
- two firearms, including a MP40 .22 caliber rifle and a .22 caliber pistol
“The work done on targeted offenders by the CFSEU UGET teams when they come to Vancouver Island is always appreciated by the local detachments and communities,” said Corporal Chris Manseau, Division Media Relations officer for the BC RCMP.
“These most recent results show some of the excellent pro-active work completed by the teams in an effort to disrupt organized crime activity in our communities.”
UGET officers also seized substantial quantities of suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, marihuana and prescription medication.
