Suspect with alleged links to organized crime arrested, VicPD seize loaded handgun, drugs and cash

A Victoria man with alleged ties to organized crime faces a number of charges after being arrested following a weeks’ long investigation.

Roy Pelgrom was taken into custody in the 200-block of Gorge Road East on July 4th by officers with the VicPDs’ Strike Force section.

VicPD say a search of the individual turned up a loaded 9mm caliber pistol, significant amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, and $25,000 in cash.

Two loaded pistol magazines and additional ammunition was also seized.

“The man has alleged links to organized crime, having self-identified to officers as a member of the Nortenos gang,” a press release from VicPD reads.

Pelgrom faces charges including possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of a loaded prohibited weapon, and careless storage of a firearm.

The charges have not been proven in a court of law.

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