3 men arrested in B.C. have ties to Mexican drug cartels, RCMP say [Video]

Mounties in B.C. say they’ve arrested three men in Surrey believed to be tied to a transnational organized crime group connected to Mexican drug cartels.

Federal investigators said police searched a Surrey home on Sept. 23 that was surrounded by compound fencing, steel gates and razor wire and arrested men allegedly involved in importing cocaine to Canada.

Cpl. Arash Seyed told reporters at a news conference Wednesday that one of the suspects is a Mexican national, and two of the suspects are Canadian citizens with “connections to virtually every criminal gang in British Columbia.”

Investigators also seized 23 guns, several thousand rounds of ammunition, and kilograms of illicit drugs.

The suspects have since been released, and Seyed said police are recommending firearms and drug-related charges. He added the group is still under investigation, and he cannot share more details about the suspects’ identity or identify a specific cartel association or …