Multiple police agencies teamed up during a fast-moving investigation June 14 that led to the arrest of a Saanich man and recommended charges on a multitude of drug-related offences.
West Shore RCMP drug and organized crime unit and crime reduction unit officers noticed a vehicle heading north on Highway 1 with plates registered to a different vehicle. Police initiated a traffic stop once the vehicle was parked in an empty lot near Duncan, but the driver quickly accelerated toward the officers, damaging multiple police vehicles then fleeing the area.
A pursuit did not ensue, but a Shawnigan Lake RCMP officer located the vehicle shortly after and two people were arrested without incident.
| A loaded Beretta handgun stolen in Nanaimo a year earlier was also found in the vehicle of a Saanich man arrested on June 14. (Courtesy of RCMP) |
Items confiscated from the vehicle included a loaded Beretta handgun stolen from Nanaimo in August 2020, $15,000 in cash, over three ounces of suspected fentanyl, small quantities of suspected cocaine and methamphetamine, collapsible batons and bear spray canisters.
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Police later executed a search warrant in Saanich, finding evidence of significant drug trafficking, seizing a large amount of gamma hydroxybutyrate and locating a replica handgun and ammunition.
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Charges were recommended against Brandon Seguin, 26, for possession of fentanyl and possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking, flight from a peace officer, dangerous operation of a conveyance, possession of a prohibited firearm and unauthorized possession of a firearm.
Charges were also recommended against the 38-year-old female passenger for possession of a scheduled substance. Both individuals are Saanich residents and known to police.
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