A B.C. policing unit specifically aiming to reduce gang and gun violence in the province made another visit to Prince George last month.
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU-BC) sent its Uniform Gang Enforcement Team to the northern capital and were able to remove several drugs and weapons off the streets between Feb. 17 and 21.
By pulling over 193 vehicles and checking almost 350 people, crew members seized the following:
- Eight rifles
- Seven knives
- Two batons
- Two tasers
- One machete
- One hatchet
- Small quantities of…
- Suspected methamphetamine
- Potentially deadly fentanyl
“One of the core aspects of the overall CFSEU-BC enforcement strategy are the Uniform Gang Enforcement Teams (UGET),” explains spokesperson Sergeant Brenda Winpenny.
“Success is measured for the Uniform Gang Enforcement Team of CFSEU-BC not only by the enforcement results but by how well they can build partnerships to increase the overall effectiveness and capacity of gang and violence suppression in British Columbia.”
She adds most of the people pulled over were connected to street-level drug trade in Prince George.
All of the seized items were found in vehicles and were either in possession or near the occupants inside.
The CFSEU-BC does not state if any arrests were made during their four-day deployment, but says it’s continuing its partnership with Prince George RCMP in alerting of crime hot spots in the city.
