Police seize drugs, cash and vehicles following drug trafficking investigation in Victoria

Police seized a significant amount of drugs and cash following a drug trafficking investigation in Victoria.

VicPD’s Strike Force officers, working with VicPD’s Analysis and Intelligence Section (AIS) and the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT), arrested a man and seized cash, drugs, and a vehicle after an operation targeting drug trafficking across Greater Victoria last week.

At about 11:30 pm on Sept. 1, 2021, Strike Force officers and GVERT stopped a vehicle in the 4700-block of Sooke Road and arrested the lone occupant.

The man, who had connections to Lower Mainland organized crime groups, had been the subject of a Strike Force drug trafficking investigation since late July.

Officers searched the vehicle and seized quantities of drugs and cash consistent with a drug trafficking operation.

The vehicle was subsequently seized for submission to the civil forfeiture program.

Strike Force, Saanich Police and GVERT officers subsequently executed search warrants in Saanich at a multi-unit residential building in the 900-block of Edge Place and a residence in the 4300-block of Torquay Drive.

Strike Force officers also seized additional quantities of drugs and cash consistent with a drug trafficking operation at these locations.

In total, officers seized nearly 350 grams of cocaine, over 260 grams of methamphetamine, nearly 100 grams of fentanyl and nearly $22,000 in cash.

The street value of these drugs is estimated to be more than $60,000. Strike Force officers also seized a 2005 BMW 330 which will be submitted for civil forfeiture.

The suspect, a 24-year-old Victoria man, faces several recommended drug trafficking charges.