PG Mounties lay charges on three people from 2023 drug investigation

Charges have been approved against a trio of suspects following a 2023 drug investigation in Prince George.

Last year, the Prince George RCMP’s Street Crew Unit conducted targeted enforcement on drug traffickers working within the northern capital, executing multiple Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants at residences in the city as well as Langley.

“This investigation clearly demonstrated that the local drug traffickers are being supported by drug lines out of the Lower Mainland with ties to the B.C. Gang Conflict. We are confident this will send a message to these organized crime groups that there are consequences to importing fentanyl and other hard drugs into Prince George,” stated Sergeant Dan Morris, commander of the Street Crew Unit.

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada has recently approved charges against the following people in relation to this investigation:

Christine Melodie Poitras:

• Participation in a Criminal Organization
• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offense
• Trafficking in a controlled substance
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking

Lucas Benjamin Thiessen:

• Instructing to commit a criminal organization offence
• Participation in a criminal organization
• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence
• Trafficking a controlled substance
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking

Maria Evangilia Nikolov:

• Participation in a criminal organization
• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence
• Trafficking in a controlled substance
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking

“These types of interjurisdictional investigations present a challenge for a municipal detachment that is separated by large distances from other police forces, as Prince George RCMP is. This showcases the excellent work done by our investigators and we are supportive of the charge assessment provided by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada,” stated Cpl. Jennifer Cooper.

Thiessen remains in custody in relation to this matter.Poitras and Nikolov remain in their communities on release orders with conditions.

This file is now before the courts.