A North Vancouver school has been placed on “hold and secure” due to a planned police operation Wednesday morning.
In a statement posted to X, North Vancouver RCMP said they are assisting the Canada Border Services Agency in the planned operation in the 900 block of Lynn Valley Road, near the Vancouver Waldorf School location.
Local Mounties said in the post that there is no risk to public safety, and police will remain in the area for the next few hours until the operation concludes.
Cpl. Mansoor Sahak, spokesperson for North Vancouver RCMP, said questions should be referred to the border agency as they are leading the investigation.
On Nov. 1, a planned police operation was held in the same area, where several police vehicles were parked outside a single-family home on the street, and Vancouver Waldorf School was temporarily placed on hold and secure.
During their search, investigators seized a hoard of weapons, cash and $50,000 in hard drugs.
Police found three pistols, a sawed-off shotgun, a rifle, ammunition, one kilogram of heroin, 3.6 kg of synthetic cannabinoids, 295 grams of fentanyl, 205 grams of methamphetamine and three grams of cocaine. They also found dozens of prohibited weapons like brass knuckles, knives and swords.
Five people between the ages of 35 and 48 were arrested in the November raid, two of whom were living in the home but weren’t involved.
Two children were also found inside the home during the raid.
Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
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