11 charged in Tri-Cities drug trafficking investigation [Video]

A drug-trafficking investigation in the Tri-Cities that began more than three years ago has resulted in 64 charges against 11 individuals, Coquitlam RCMP announced Tuesday.

The charges were laid Nov. 5 in connection to “Project E-Nevermind,” which began in the summer of 2021 and targeted “several known drug traffickers” operating in the region, police said in a news release.

In February 2023, Mounties announced the seizure of hundreds of kilograms of illicit drugs, along with $145,000 in cash and two cars, during seven search warrants executed as part of the investigation.

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While 13 people were arrested during those searches, the charges approved earlier this month are against 11 people ranging in age from 22 to 54. Among those charged are residents of Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Surrey and Vancouver, police said.

All of the charges are either trafficking or possessing a controlled substance, and every accused individual faces …