Drug Bust in Surrey, B.C., Leads to Arrest, Charges and Deportations
Police say Project Phantom seized $891,000 in drugs, cash and equipment and led to trafficking charges against a 24-year-old man.
- Surrey Police Service investigators concluded a four-month investigation dubbed Project Phantom, charging 24-year-old Gurjot Singh with drug trafficking and deporting two other foreign nationals.
- Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton said the Prolific Offender Unit launched the investigation in February, leading to a May 21 raid on a Surrey residence with Canada Border Services Agency assistance.
- Police seized an estimated $891,000 worth of illicit drugs, including 468 grams of fentanyl—equivalent to approximately 23,400 lethal doses—along with more than 15 kilograms of opium and about $2,150 in cash.
- Singh faces one count of trafficking and five counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking; he remains in custody until his next court appearance on June 26.
- The Canada Border Services Agency removed the two other men arrested during the operation from the country, concluding the Surrey Police Service's investigation into alleged drug trafficking activity.
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Drug bust in Surrey, B.C., leads to charges, deportations of foreign nationals
Police in Surrey, B.C., say a foreign national is facing charges and two others have been deported after investigators seized nearly $900,000 worth of illicit drugs, including opium, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.
2 men deported, 1 charged in Surrey Police Service drug trafficking investigation
Two men have been deported and a third is facing six drug trafficking charges resulting from a four-month Surrey Police Service investigation dubbed “Project Phantom.” Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton said the SPS’s Prolific Offender Unit launched its investigation in February during which a police raid on a Surrey residence on May 21 led to the three arrests and the seizure of $891,000 in drugs, cash and equipment. Among items seized includes 15…
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Drug bust in Surrey, B.C., leads to arrest, charges and deportations
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say a trafficking investigation has led to the discovery of large quantities of illicit drugs, charges against a 24-year-old man, and the deportation of two others.
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