Major drug bust amid ongoing Peace Region turf war leads to multiple arrests and charges [Video]

FORT ST. JOHN –A two-year investigation, starting June 2022, has disrupted high-risk individuals in Northeast B.C. involved in organized crime and gang activity.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) investigation, spanning across the Peace Region, has resulted in charges against 19 suspects, eight of whom remain at large.

The wanted men are all from Fort St. John, and range in age from 28 to 49.

Cody Grendus is wanted on 11 charges, including seven counts of trafficking a controlled substance.

Josh Malanowich faces 12 charges, with six counts related to the careless use of a firearm.

William McLennan is wanted for possession and trafficking, while 49-year-old Joseph Sandeson faces 12 counts on drug and firearm-related offenses.

Miles Savard, Brandon Stuckless, Daniel Tshimba, and Sheldon Horne, also all face outstanding warrants for drug trafficking.

The other 11 suspects have been arrested, with nine released on conditions and two remaining …