Published: 19:06 EDT, 31 October 2024 | Updated: 19:06 EDT, 31 October
  2024

  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Canadian police dismantled what they
  said Thursday is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug "super
  lab" in the country.

  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police believe organized crime ran the
  operation where there was mass-production and distribution of fentanyl
  and methamphetamine across Canada and internationally.

  Officers served search warrants last week on the drug lab in Falkland,
  British Columbia and associated locations in Surrey, in Metro
  Vancouver.

  Police said they seized 54 kilograms of fentanyl, "massive" amounts of
  precursor chemicals, 390 kilograms of methamphetamine, and smaller
  amounts of cocaine, MDMA and cannabis.

  They also found a total of 89 firearms, including handguns, AR-15-style
  rifles and submachine-guns as well as small explosive devices,
  ammunition, silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor, and
  $500,000 Canadian (US$359,000) in cash.

  Investigators said a suspect, Gaganpreet Randhawa, was arrested and is
  in custody facing numerous drug and firearms-related charges.

  Firearms and illicit drugs seized last week are displayed as Royal
  Canadian Mounted Police Chief Supt. Stephen Lee, back from left, Asst.
  Commissioner David Teboul, Insp. Jillian Wellard and Cpl. Arash Seyed
  leave after a news conference at RCMP headquarters, in Surrey, British
  Columbia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The RCMP says they have dismantled
  "the largest and most sophisticated fentanyl and methamphetamine drug
  superlab in Canada," after an operation was conducted in Falkland,
  British Columbia, and Surrey beginning last Friday. (Darryl Dyck/The
  Canadian Press via AP)

  Firearms and illicit drugs seized last week are displayed as Royal
  Canadian Mounted Police Chief Supt. Stephen Lee, back from left, Asst.
  Commissioner David Teboul, Insp. Jillian Wellard and Cpl. Arash Seyed
  leave after a news conference at RCMP headquarters, in Surrey, British
  Columbia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The RCMP says they have dismantled
  "the largest and most sophisticated fentanyl and methamphetamine drug
  superlab in Canada," after an operation was conducted in Falkland,
  British Columbia, and Surrey beginning last Friday. (Darryl Dyck/The
  Canadian Press via AP)

  Fentanyl is a main ingredient in much of the toxic illicit drugs that
  have killed nearly 48,000 people across Canada between January 2016 and
  March 2024, according to the Canadian government.

  Firearms and illicit drugs seized last week are displayed before a news
  conference at Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) headquarters, in
  Surrey, British Columbia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The
  Canadian Press via AP)

  Firearms and illicit drugs seized last week are displayed before a news
  conference at Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) headquarters, in
  Surrey, British Columbia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The
  Canadian Press via AP)

  Firearms, illicit drugs and cash that were seized last week are
  displayed before a news conference at Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  headquarters, in Surrey, British Columbia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.
  (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

  Firearms, illicit drugs and cash that were seized last week are
  displayed before a news conference at Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  headquarters, in Surrey, British Columbia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.
  (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

  Firearms, illicit drugs and cash that were seized last week are
  displayed before a news conference at Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  headquarters, in Surrey, British Columbia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.
  (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

  Firearms, illicit drugs and cash that were seized last week are
  displayed before a news conference at Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  headquarters, in Surrey, British Columbia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.
  (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

  Firearms and illicit drugs seized last week are displayed as Royal
  Canadian Mounted Police Chief Supt. Stephen Lee, from left, Asst.
  Commissioner David Teboul, Insp. Jillian Wellard and Cpl. Arash Seyed
  attend a news conference at RCMP headquarters, in Surrey, British
  Columbia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via
  AP)

  Firearms and illicit drugs seized last week are displayed as Royal
  Canadian Mounted Police Chief Supt. Stephen Lee, from left, Asst.
  Commissioner David Teboul, Insp. Jillian Wellard and Cpl. Arash Seyed
  attend a news conference at RCMP headquarters, in Surrey, British
  Columbia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via
  AP)

  Cocaine that was seized last week is displayed before a news conference
  at Royal Canadian Mounted Police headquarters, in Surrey, B.C.,
  Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

  Cocaine that was seized last week is displayed before a news conference
  at Royal Canadian Mounted Police headquarters, in Surrey, B.C.,
  Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

  Methamphetamine and firearms, including a .50-calibre machine gun, that
  were seized last week, are displayed before a news conference at Royal
  Canadian Mounted Police headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, Oct.
  31, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

  Methamphetamine and firearms, including a .50-calibre machine gun, that
  were seized last week, are displayed before a news conference at Royal
  Canadian Mounted Police headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, Oct.
  31, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

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