Terrace, B.C.- A 14 month long  drug investigation in the northwest of B.C. has resulted in the arrest  of one man,  and seizure of  drugs and guns from  5 search locations in Terrace.

The investigation, called E-Neocortex,  was lead by the  Federal Drug Enforcement Branch, but involved  RCMP detachments throughout North District.

Search warrants  resulted in  three marijuana grow ops being dismantled,  more than 500 plants being seized, as were 110 long guns,  and quantities of  cash, cocaine, ecstasy, hashish, magic mushrooms and prescription drugs.

"This investigation reinforces the clear links between marihuana, ecstasy, and cocaine to illegal firearms and stolen property when organized criminal groups engaged in drug trafficking search for profits", says Superintendent Brian Cantera, Officer in Charge of the RCMP Drug Enforcement Branch in BC. "More concerning is the complete disregard these groups show for Canadian families and public safety, both of which pay the devastating price exacted for criminal profits."

Dave Edwardsen has been charged with 11 drug trafficking and firearm related offences. He appeared in court on September 20, 2012 and was remanded in custody until his next appearance on October 5 for a bail hearing. Additional charges are expected to be laid in the near future.

"Federal Drug Enforcement investigators and members of the Terrace Detachment have done a tremendous service for this community", says RCMP Inspector Dana Hart, the Officer in Charge of the Terrace RCMP Detachment. "This decisive enforcement action has not only removed drugs from our streets, it has secured 110 long guns which represented a real and direct threat to the safety of our families.