AFTER linking three industrial business break-and-enters, Burnaby RCMP’s Prolific Offender Suppression Team (POST) recently seized approximately $100,000 worth of contraband cigarettes, as well as a motorcycle, a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition.
Between December 25, 202, and January 3, three businesses in industrial areas of Burnaby were broken into. Burnaby’s POST with the assistance of local policing partners linked the three break-ins and identified two suspects.
On March 10, along with the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team, POST executed a search warrant at a Surrey residence.
Items seized include:
- Approximately $100,000 worth of contraband cigarettes
- A sawed-off shotgun
- A stolen motorcycle
- 10 dehumidifiers (worth $2,000 each)
Three men in the residence were detained, but have been released with no charges. The two suspects, both residents of Surrey, are currently in custody on unrelated matters. The investigation is ongoing.
“We believe the cigarettes were destined for the black market, but it is also very troubling anytime an investigation like this also leads to the discovery of a firearm,” said Cpl. Matt Emond with POST on Wednesday. “These types of files can illustrate how prolific criminals in our community may offend across the entire Lower Mainland.”
