Saanich police seize loaded gun and drugs from suite

Saanich police seize loaded gun and drugs from suite
Saanich police
The items seized by Saanich police on Travino Lane on Aug. 28, 2020.

Saanich police say they seized a loaded gun, drugs and cash from a suite in the 700-block of Travino Lane on Friday morning.

Two men were also arrested at the suite.

Police said the arrests and seizure was a result of a month’s long investigation by the Saanich Police Street Crime Unit. According to police, after an increase in property crime was reported to police in that area, investigators were able to gather information that led them to a residence on Travino Lane, off of West Saanich Road and Wilkinson Road.

On Aug. 28, the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Unit and Saanich police arrested the two men at the residence.

A search warrant was authorized for the suite. Police said officers found a loaded 9mm handgun, thousands of dollars in cash, a ballistic vest, and drugs believed to be fentanyl and cocaine.

The two men, age 34 and 38, are well-known to police and one of them currently remains in
custody, according to Saanich police.

No names are being released as charges have not been yet sworn in court.

Saanich police are recommending various charges including the unauthorized possession of
a restricted firearm, unsafe storage of a firearm, and offences related to drug trafficking.

“Drug experts at our department confirm that this purple fentanyl is traditionally found to be
an extremely potent illicit drug,” Const. Markus Anastasiades, public information and communications officer, said in a statement about one of the items found in the suite.

“As we know, fentanyl has been linked to the drug overdose crisis in B.C. so being able to remove this as well as the firearm from the street is a huge success.”

The purple fentanyl found by Saanich police in a Travino Lane suite on Aug. 28, 2020. (Saanich police)

The purple fentanyl found by Saanich police in a Travino Lane suite on Aug. 28, 2020. (Saanich police)

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