The Canada Border Services Agency says a woman was caught at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday, trying to smuggle in suspected heroine. The woman was questioned, arrested and taken to hospital as she tried to return to Canada. She had to undergo emergency surgery to remove 51 pellets packaged in condoms. This is the third person in since … [Read more...]
A freeze on some drug research companies will be lifted soon
September 19, 2012 by
The BC government is lifting a freeze on at least some drug research contracts in the wake of an alleged privacy breach. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says the freeze should be lifted in the next few days. "I'm happy to announce that in the next few days we will be able to restart just over about one million dollars worth of these … [Read more...]
Bacon associate sentenced to prison time for drug smuggling charges
September 17, 2012 by
The co-accused in a reverse-sting operation that put one of the Bacon brothers behind bars has now learned his fate. Wayne Scott will spend three and a half years in prison for his part in a conspiracy to traffic 100 kilograms of cocaine along with Jarrod Bacon. Associate Chief Justice Austin Cullen admitted the sentence was low, … [Read more...]
High-ranking Hells Angel facing drug charges
August 27, 2012 by
The Vice-President of the Kelowna Hells Angels faces charges along with three others after a 20-month investigation that stretched to Panama and Mexico and also involved a search of five locations in BC. David Giles was arrested Saturday at a Burnaby casino and is charged with conspiracy to import and traffic 500 kilograms of cocaine, along … [Read more...]
Hells Angels associate charged in drug bust
July 23, 2012 by
Two men, one considered to be an associate of the Hells Angels, are charged in a cocaine bust. Police were targeting traffickers wtih connections to the Haney chapter of the Angels. The investigation dates back to March 2011 when one of the accused was seen exchanging a package with another man. Police moved in to make the arrests and seized … [Read more...]
Drug lab shut down in North Delta
July 21, 2012 by
Police have shut down a meth lab in North Delta. Federal and city officers descended on a home near 118 Street and 73A Avenue yesterday afternoon and found a lab where a half kilo of meth could be produced each week. Two men and a woman were arrested, but charges have yet to be laid. Authorities say they are now dismantling and analyzing the … [Read more...]
Two gangsters plead guilty to drug trafficking charges
July 18, 2012 by
Two more gangsters arrested in the drug operation that took down Jarrod Bacon and Wayne Scott, have seen similar fates. BC's Gang task force has announced 52 year old United Nations gang co-founder Doug Vanalstine and 33 year old Daryl Johnson have entered guilty pleas to a charge of conspiracy to traffick cocaine. Task force chief … [Read more...]
One of three remains for drug and weapons trial
June 8, 2012 by
When the re-trial of a notorious drug and weapons case gets underway later this year, only one of three originally charged will be in court. Jonathan Bacon, Godwin Cheng and Bacon's ex girlfriend Rayleene Burton were acquitted of numerous drug and weapons charges after a 2005 search of the home Bacon shared with Burton, and a vehicle. The … [Read more...]
Drug smuggler who swallowed more than a kilo of cocaine stopped at YVR
May 17, 2012 by
A smuggler – who swallowed 42 condoms filled with drugs – was kept from boarding a plane to Australia, thanks to a routine check by security at YVR. The man was detained last month and kept in a controlled environment at a local hospital until the narcotics could be recovered. The condoms were filled with liquid cocaine, amounting to a … [Read more...]
Biker facing drug charges
May 17, 2012 by
A full-patch member of the Hells Angels has been arrested on drug charges in Aldergrove. Abbotsford Police picked up the 50-year old yesterday after searching a residence in the 270-hundred block of 28 "A" avenue. They found 34 ounces of cocaine and 26 thousand dollars cash. The man is facing charges of possession for the purpose of … [Read more...]
