A collaborative operation between the Terrace RCMP Detachment Crime Reduction Unit and the Uniformed Gang Enforcement Team’s (UGET) Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) resulted in multiple arrests and seizures last week.
According to a press release from the Terrace RCMP, the enforcement action saw several individuals apprehended, with a wide array of items seized. Confiscated items include weapons; quantities of drugs, such as crystal methamphetamine, suitable for trafficking; ammunition; body armour; cash; and a firearm.
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The authorities seized various weapons, including a crowbar, extendable baton, knives, a replica pistol and other homemade weapons.
Officers also initiated an impaired driving investigation during the course of the enforcement action, resulting in an immediate roadside prohibition and vehicle impoundment.
Terrace RCMP indicated that charges for additional offences are in the works and will be recommended to Crown counsel.
The news of this joint operation comes on the heels of several marked Vancouver Police Department VPD cars being spotted in the District of Kitimat last week. A spokesperson for the VPD told Black Press Media that gang enforcement officers were in the region helping detachments in Kitimat, Terrace, Prince Rupert, New Hazelton and Smithers.