Small quantities of meth and fentanyl, as well as a collection of rifles, tasers, knives and other weapons were seized by the Combined Special Forces Uniform Gang Enforcement team over a four-day stint in Prince George.
The team was deployed from February 17 to 21 in order to disrupt any potential for gang violence in the city.
Over the four days, 193 vehicles were stopped and 346 people were checked, with the majority of those people connected to the street-level drug trade, the team reports.
“By conducting active and high visibility enforcement in the community, including on those individuals or groups that may be posing the greatest risk to public safety due to their involvement in gang or organized crime activity, UGET was able to contribute to overall coordinated law enforcement efforts with the Prince George RCMP,” said CFSEU-BC Sergeant Brenda Winpenny.
The team is based in the lower mainland, but also regularly travels to other communities around the province to support other police detachments.
A particular item of concern was the number of potential weapons located in vehicles and close to occupants, she added.
Seized by the UGET members were:
- seven knives
- one hatchet
- two batons
- two tasers
- one machete
- eight rifles
“While some of these items may be everyday tools for the general public, for individuals involved in criminal activity they can represent dangerous weapons used to intimidate or assault others, or to protect illegal commodities and proceeds of crime,” Winpenny added.
Also seized were small quantities of suspected meth and fentanyl.
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