Federal investigators in British Columbia say they have dismantled the “largest and most sophisticated” drug-production lab in Canadian history, dealing what they describe as a “decisive blow” to a major transnational organized crime group working in the province.
The Oct. 25 take-down came after several months of investigative work into a transnational organized crime group involved in the production and distribution of “massive quantities” of fentanyl and methamphetamines, Pacific Region RCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul said at an Oct. 31 press conference.
“Federal policing investigators have dismantled the largest, and most sophisticated drug superlab in Canadian history,” Teboul said, noting that officers seized “a record number” of illegal firearms, synthetic drugs, and precursor chemicals for drug production….