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Multiple search warrants thwart drug trafficking on Salt Spring Island 

A significant quantity of drugs has been seized by Salt Spring Island RCMP after successfully executing multiple search warrants.

According to police, they assisted the Island District RCMP Investigations Section in an ongoing drug trafficking investigation on August 14 that yielded a seizure of illicit drugs, including cocaine. 

Police believe the drugs were part of a trafficking ring based on the evidence.  

Salt Spring Island detachment commander sergeant Clive Seabrook says the investigation is continuing, but the seizure shows how they’re keeping the streets clean. 

“We want to ensure the community is aware of our proactive steps towards targeting those individuals who prey on the vulnerability of others and by removing drugs off the street,” Seabrook says.  

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the detachment at 250-537-5555. 

Justin Baumgardner
Justin Baumgardner
Justin Baumgardner is a local reporter in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, and is based in Duncan. He has worked in radio for over three years, with all of them in British Columbia.He was previously at 91.7 Coast FM in Nanaimo and also has shows on 95.7 Coast FM, and the weekend show on 89.7 Sun FM.When he is not on the air, he can be found travelling the island and enjoying everything that beautiful British Columbia has to offer.

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