$30 Million in Drugs, Cash, and Guns Seized in Victoria

$30 Million in Drugs, Cash, and Guns Seized in Victoria
Replica rifle, fentanyl, other drugs, and cash that were seized in Operation Juliet in a file photo. Victoria Police Handout
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More than 12 kilograms of high-concentrated fentanyl—enough to supply an estimated 3,965,000 lethal doses—were seized alongside other illegal drugs, firearms, and cash by police and special enforcement units in British Columbia. 
Known as Project Juliet, the joint operation between Victoria Police Department’s (VicPD) Strike Force and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of BC (CFSEU-BC) spanned several months, has the seized approximately $30 million worth of illegal drugs including fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine from an organized crime group in Victoria, the VicPD said in a statement on Wednesday.