Vancouver ship raid: guns, drugs seized; 4 arrested

Four people were arrested on a boat in False Creek, Vancouver, for allegedly firing a gun with a silencer into the water. Vancouver Police Marine Team and SWAT team boarded the boat and arrested four people. Handguns, gun parts, multiple silencers, and suspected drugs and drug manufacturing equipment were subsequently seized.

Vancouver police said the Marine Squad and the Emergency Response Team boarded a vessel named Night Shadow that was moored in False Creek at around 6 p.m. on Sunday (13th). After boarding the boat, the police found four people on board and arrested them all. Police then towed the boat to a safe location, obtained a search warrant, and conducted a search, seizing a chrome-plated handgun, multiple gun parts, a large extended magazine, and several silencers. Police also found several bags of suspected methamphetamine and fentanyl on the boat, as well as large bags of drug adulterants, dyes, scales, and drug-making equipment. Police said the investigation is ongoing and charges have yet to be laid.