Drug trafficking investigation leads to two large drug seizures in the Cariboo

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Investigations throughout August led to two significant drug seizures in the Cariboo.

In a news release issued Tuesday (Aug. 22), the RCMP’s Cariboo-Chilcotin Crime Unit says it began with a seemingly routine traffic stop outside 100 Mile House on Aug. 6. Police say the vehicle was associated to a person from the Lower Mainland known to police who has ties to the Cariboo and Bella Coola.

Police say evidence of possible drug trafficking was seen and officers searched the vehicle and both its occupants: a man and a woman. Police say a large amount of cash, suspected methamphetamines, GHB and a loaded shotgun were seized.

Following the seizure, police say a search warrant was executed further west at an associated home in Hagensborg where members of the Bella Coola RCMP found further amounts of suspected methamphetamines and GHB, as well as a stolen vehicle.