Major B.C. Drug Ring Busted

Bc Drug Bust

First Posted: 05/26/11 08:00 AM ET Updated: 07/26/11 06:12 AM ET

(CBC) -- B.C. police have smashed a major drug ring they say was operating so-called "super labs" to churn out methamphetamines and ecstasy at several locations, including Kamloops and Surrey.

Two men have been arrested as the result of the investigation by the organized crime division of the province's anti-gang squad.

The ring was making drugs and was also producing the equipment needed to set up eight more mobile drug labs, Supt. Pat Fogarty said.

"At the Surrey location, we found labs neatly packed and ready for shipment to other parts of British Columbia," Fogarty said.

Clues uncovered in the Surrey location led officers to Pritchard, north of Kamloops, where they found a secured compound, featuring guard dogs, an underground meth lab bunker and a house filled with loaded guns.

Grenade in baby's room

"In the baby's bedroom, on top of the firearms locker, [was] a grenade," said Fogarty. "We wouldn't even touch the grenade ... We had to get the explosives unit to come down."

In addition to the drug-making equipment, chemicals and 32 firearms, police said they seized $1 million worth of stolen property.

Sgt. Shinder Kirk said the drug operation involved ties to several criminal groups, including Eastern European organized crime.

Kirk said the network was uncovered after Vancouver police began investigating the June 2007 disappearance of Ronald William Carlow, who is still missing. Investigators believe Carlow, who was 38 when he disappeared from downtown Vancouver, may have met with foul play.

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elizlucinda
a mind is a terrible thing to waste
02:28 PM on 05/26/2011
Throw their worthless backsides into jail.
12:36 PM on 05/26/2011
The whole of BC is a drug ring.
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Jake Thomas
elastic
11:36 AM on 05/26/2011
If they legalize all drugs we would not remove the criminal element, they are already in office.
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vyskol
10:15 AM on 05/26/2011
Legalize and remove the criminal element.
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Drak
11:03 AM on 05/26/2011
Agreed, and tax it.
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Jake Thomas
elastic
11:36 AM on 05/26/2011
Better yet make drugs tax exempt.
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CHMB
What's long and brown and sticky? A Stick.
12:54 PM on 05/26/2011
I agree. The government could make billions of dollars if they did. Of course, what would Big Pharma do?

Big Pharma can get people hooked on opiates, but I can get flack for having some green. It makes perfect sense.
12:44 PM on 05/26/2011
Yes, let's legalize meth!
08:12 AM on 05/26/2011
When I saw the headline "Major Bust in B.C." I though Pamela Anderson was back in town for a visit.
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Enlightened22
Deviens qui tu es.
07:54 AM on 05/26/2011
It's gonna cost more to have a good time this summer.
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DMure
Ideas are bullet proof
08:02 AM on 05/26/2011
great comment!!
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Jake Thomas
elastic
11:38 AM on 05/26/2011
Prostitutes are still inexpensive so is huffing paint.
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DMure
Ideas are bullet proof
07:46 AM on 05/26/2011
Meth is a dirty drug though, i'd never do it...but if anything bust the king pins not the street dealers and users
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08:07 PM on 05/26/2011
These guys sound pretty far removed from street dealers....
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DMure
Ideas are bullet proof
07:44 AM on 05/26/2011
LEGALIZE DRUGS!