Ouch, caught! 170 kilo's of molly, 20,000 pills, 4 presses and more!
Police Uncover a Cache of Drugs, Weapons and Cash in Residential Areas
TORONTO, Nov. 29 /CNW/ - Throughout the day on Friday, November 26, 2004
police executed search warrants at residences in the Toronto area and
uncovered a large cache of drugs, weapons and cash. Five suspects have been
arrested and are facing a variety of charges.
This investigation was conducted by the Combined Forces Special
Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) and the searches were assisted by the Toronto Police
Service - 42 Division, Emergency Task Force, Clandestine Lab Unit and
Intelligence Services.
Seized at two houses and one apartment on Cascaden Street, Bellrock
Crescent, and Corporate Drive in Toronto was:
- Approximately 170 kilograms of suspected MDMA (Ecstasy) powder and
suspected mixing agents
- 20,362 Ecstasy pills
- Four electric pill presses
- Two semi-automatic handguns (.40 calibre and .32 calibre)
- A small quantity of ammunition
- Approximately $60,000 Canadian cash
- Approximately $24,000 US cash
The powder seized is capable of producing hundreds of thousands of
Ecstasy pills, and the four pill presses could produce more than 28,000 pills
per hour or more than 600,000 pills in one day.
According to the Officer in Charge of the CFSEU, Chief Superintendent Ben
Soave, "It is disconcerting to find Ecstasy - a drug targeted at our youth -
along with deadly weapons in residential areas of our community. Organized
crime, drugs, guns, and violence go hand in hand."
Facing charges of Production of Controlled Substance and Possession for
the Purpose of Trafficking are:
PANG Lap Sang (M) age 37, xxxx xxxx, Toronto
LIN Qiao Mei (F) age 26, xxxx xxxx, Toronto
CHEN Min (M) age 21, xxxx xxxx, Toronto
WU Shang En (M) age 36, xxxx xxxx, Toronto
LIN Cheng Jian (M) age 28, xxxx xxxx, Toronto.
LIN Cheng Jian is also charged with firearms offences in relation to the
two seized handguns and ammunition.
All accused appeared in court at Old City Hall Monday November 29, 2004
for Bail Hearings. The investigation is continuing.
The Greater Toronto Area CFSEU consists of members of the Toronto Police
Service, York, Peel, and Durham Regional Police, Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Canada Border Services Agency, Federal
Dept. of Justice, Canadian Security and Intelligence Service, and the Criminal
Intelligence Service of Ontario. Further information on CFSEU can be found at
www.cfseu.org.
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