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Drugs and $1 million cash seized on Saanich Peninsula, RCMP say

Police have seized $1 million in cash and a large quantity of illicit drugs as part of an investigation of a drug trafficking ring on the Saanich Peninsula.
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Investigation of a drug-trafficking ring resulted in "many" arrests, along with the seizure of drugs and more than $1 million in cash, police say.

Police have seized $1 million in cash and a large quantity of illicit drugs as part of an investigation of a drug trafficking ring on the Saanich Peninsula.

RCMP worked with Central Saanich police and Saanich police to target a drug production operation and several drug traffickers, said Sidney/North Saanich RCMP spokesman Cpl. Doug Wilson. A press conference will be held today to reveal more details,

“During the joint investigation, a number of search warrants were executed by police, which resulted in the seizure of large quantities of controlled substances, as well as over $1 million in cash,” Wilson said.

Many people have been arrested and charged in connection with the drug operation.