At least $2.5 million dollars worth of guns, drugs and contraband cigarettes have been seized by the Prince George RCMP’s Street Crew unit following a two-day search at several residences earlier this month.
Several suspects were arrested but later released.
During a media event held at the local detachment downtown this morning (Tuesday), Cpl. Jennifer Cooper says officers got a little more than they bargained for during the seizure.
“Additionally, investigators located a hand bag that appeared to be several hand grenades and the Explosive Disposal Unit from the Lower Mainland was called in to dispose of the alleged grenades, which were found to be fully functional.”
“The Street Crew Unit does want to send their thanks to the folks in the apartment complex that had to be evacuated in the middle of the night when the explosives were located. The evacuations were necessary to ensure safety and most of those affected were understanding and cooperative with the event.”
The search occurred on June 6th and 7th.
Cooper added these findings add to the significant increase to the threat level police are encountering within the illicit drug trade in PG.
“As the hub city of Northern BC, we are seeing an increase in the amount of drug trafficking in our community both as a destination as a through point for other communities in the area.”
“This increases our threat assessment when we are looking at residences or other buildings for this type of drug trafficking activity. It changes how we approach our investigations and how we issue our search warrants.”
The investigation is ongoing.
In August of 2024, the PG RCMP executed its largest drug bust in history after responding to a break and enter on the 4400 block of 5th Avenue.
Police recovered $500,000 in cash alone, as well as nearly 40 kilograms of suspected illicit drugs – including suspected cocaine, fentanyl, and meth – 11 kilograms of cannabis, 11 kilograms of an “unknown cutting agent,” and 120,000 counterfeit cigarettes.
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