2 clandestine drug labs dismantled in B.C., RCMP say

Drugs and weapons seized from two clandestine labs in B.C.'s Fraser Valley are seen in this image handed out by the RCMP.

Mounties say they recently dismantled two clandestine drug labs in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, seizing large quantities of fentanyl and MDMA, cash, and guns.

The operations included a MDMA lab and pill press in Abbotsford and a fentanyl lab in Chilliwack, according to police.

According to a news release from Federal Policing Pacific Region, RCMP executed search warrants at a homes in the 1800 block of Queen Street in Abbotsford, the 19000 block of 76 Avenue in Langley, and the in the 1800 block of Gilmore Avenue in Burnaby on April 30.

During those warrants, police arrested three men, who were released pending further investigation.

Police say they seized 250 kilograms of MDMA from the Abbotsford lab.

The fentanyl lab was found during a fourth search warrant in the 41000 block of Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack, where police seized 40 kilograms of the drug.

Police also confiscated chemicals, equipment, packaging materials, $135,000 in cash and 11 firearms during the searches, according to the release.

Mounties did not say whether the two labs were related to one another in any way.

“The seizure of these drugs and firearms represent a significant disruption to organized criminal activity, removing dangerous substances and weapons from circulation,” spokesperson Cpl. James Bennett said, in the Tuesday news release.

“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.”

Police say their investigation continues.