Five charged after RCMP break up New Westminster-Kamloops drug pipeline

That’s when investigators identified a drug pipeline between New Westminster and Kamloops.

Working together with New Westminster Police Department officers, Mounties arrested a Cherry Creek man in August, seizing one kilogram of cocaine.

Another Kamloops man was arrested in September, 2020, as he returned from New Westminster. A further two kilograms of cocaine were seized, and a search of the man’s home in the 1300-block of Kinross Place yielded two kilos of methamphetamine and one more kilogram of cocaine. Clues led officers to a home in the 100-block of Holloway Drive in Tobiano, where more drugs were found.

“The impact of stopping those drugs from ever hitting the streets of Kamloops is immeasurable,” Sgt. Todd Woon of the TEU. “Interrupting the supply chains into Kamloops helps prevent organized crime from developing a strong presence and increasing violence in the community.”

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That same month, New Westminster officers raided a home in that city, finding 13 kilograms of cocaine, 10 kilograms of methamphetamine, two handguns and about $300,000 in cash.

The following people are facing charges in relation to this investigation:

Lawrence Lloyd Pooli, 31, of Kamloops
David Jeffrey Tremblay, 36, of Kamloops
Rylee Laureen Bains, 24, of Kamloops
Jason Ray Sauka, 50, of Cherry Creek
Roberto Silio Lupi, 36, of Kamloops

by James Peters

Five charged after RCMP break up New Westminster-Kamloops drug pipeline

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