A Delta Police officer observed what he believed to be a drug transaction and started an investigation.  As a result, an Ontario man was arrested, and a quantity of cash, cell phones, drugs and weapons were seized.

On March 26, the officer watched a drug transaction occur at the driver’s door of a car, illegally parked in the 5200-block of 8A Avenue in Tsawwassen.  The officer conducted a vehicle stop and observed multiple additional indicators that the driver was trafficking controlled drugs. The driver was arrested. Upon searching the car and the driver, police located a large amount of suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, cash, weapons, jerry cans of gasoline, and a balaclava.

A 20-year-old Ontario man has been released on an undertaking while the investigation continues.  A report to Crown Counsel will follow, recommending charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, police said.