A 14-month investigation by the RCMP's North District Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit has led to drug charges being laid against four people in three different B.C. communities.
On June 11, 2016, RCMP executed a warrant in Richmond and seized approximately one kilogram of cocaine, two vehicles and cash from a residence.
The raid was the result an investigation into drug trafficking in Prince George and Chilliwack that began in April 2015.
The warrants carried out by Mounties in Chilliwack saw the seizure of approximately one kilogram of cocaine, a large amount of cash and a vehicle. In Prince George, police recovered a cache of firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, body armour, a cocaine press and cash.
Nearly a year later, four people have now been charged in connection with the drug busts.
Ravneet Singh Basi, 44, of Kamloops, Fabian Fraser Cuthbert, 45, of Prince George, Katherine Pearl Cuthbert, 73, of Prince George and Tijinder Singh Sidhu, 46, of Richmond all face multiple drug traffic charges.
During the 14-month investigation RCMP ND-FSOC worked in partnership with Prince George RCMP, Chilliwack RCMP, Richmond RCMP, Delta Police, Kamloops RCMP, Surrey RCMP, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, and other federal support units.
"This was a very successful enforcement action taken against this group responsible for supplying cocaine to Northern B.C. which will have a significant impact," said RCMP ND-FSOC Staff Sgt. Glen Breckon. "Another great example of how RCMP resources at the federal, provincial and municipal levels from all over the province have collaborated to take significant action in disrupting and dismantling an organized crime group here in the North District."
