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.