Several Fraser Valley drug labs busted, dismantled, in police raids

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Police raided several locations across the Fraser Valley, netting hundreds of kilograms in illicit drugs, cash and guns.

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Illegal drugs worth millions of dollars on the street won’t get there after police busted two drug labs and raided two other locations in the Fraser Valley at the end of April.

The RCMP dismantled an active fentanyl lab in Chilliwack and a large-scale ecstasy lab and pill press operation in Abbotsford after a months-long investigation, seizing 40 kilograms of finished fentanyl and 250 kilograms of ecstasy, also known as Molly.

The street value of the fentanyl, which fluctuates depending on purity, could be more than $5 million, while the ecstasy could be worth as much as $9 million, drawing on other busts made by RCMP.

“The seizure of these drugs and firearms represent a significant disruption to organized criminal activity, removing dangerous substances and weapons from circulation. This kind of investigation truly enhances public safety and improves community well-being,” said Cpl. James Bennett.

“Our investigators also found that one of the labs appeared to be in the process of expanding. Those expansion plans are believed to have been disrupted by our investigation.”

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The ecstasy lab was busted on April 30. Three men were arrested and later released as the investigation is ongoing.

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Two days later, police raided the Chilliwack fentanyl lab. Chemicals and equipment used in the production and processing of the drug was seized, along with packaging materials, $135,000 in cash and 11 guns.

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The RCMP also dismantled a clandestine drug lab in a separate operation on May 21, raiding an address in Abbotsford, also seizing a large cache of illegal weapons within the property.

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