RCMP Take Down Fentanyl “Super Lab” in British Columbia

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has dismantled the largest and most sophisticated illicit drug “super lab” in Canadian history, seizing a record quantity of illegal firearms, synthetic drugs, and precursor chemicals.

The RCMP believes organized crime was behind the operation, which involved the mass production and distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout Canada and worldwide.

Last Monday, officers executed search warrants on a drug lab in Falkland, British Columbia, and related facilities in Surrey, Metro Vancouver.

The RCMP posted several images of the operation, including officers in protective suits taking objects from the “super lab.”

They also found a total of 89 firearms, including handguns, AR-15-style rifles and submachine guns — “many of which were loaded and ready to be used.” They also discovered minor explosive devices, ammo, silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor, and $500,000 Canadian (US$359,000) in cash.

RCMP removed fentanyl and methamphetamine from the drug super lab in Falkland, British Columbia.

According to police investigators, Mr. Gaganpreet Randhawa has been arrested and is facing several narcotics and firearms-related crimes.

“This is undoubtedly a major blow to the transnational organized crime groups involved, and a great step towards ensuring the safety of Canadians, and the international community,” said Jillian Wellard, spokesperson for the RCMP.

According to the Canadian authorities, fentanyl is a common constituent in many of the lethal illicit substances that killed approximately 48,000 people in Canada between January 2016 and March 2024.

The bust comes just two weeks after Canadian police announced arrests related to another multinational organized crime gang.

The RCMP said it had worked with the FBI for over a year to target a Mexican cartel-linked criminal network that had been moving large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine from Central and South America via the United States to Canada and overseas.

Canadian authorities said that the network had also been commissioning murders across North America and laundering significant amounts of money.

The alleged leader of that network, Canadian Ryan Wedding, remains at large and is wanted by the United States and Canada, authorities said.

Police reported seizing 54 kilograms of fentanyl, “massive” amounts of precursor chemicals, 390 kilos of methamphetamine, and smaller amounts of cocaine, MDMA, and cannabis.

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