Four Arrested Following Drug Bust in Quesnel

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Some of the items seized in the  search photo courtesy RCMP

Quesnel, B.C.- A major drug bust in Quesnel has resulted in the arrest of four people and the seizure of  cash, drugs weapons and vehicles.

RCMP say that  on the afternoon of April 12, 2011, David George Massey and two other men were arrested at a strip mall in downtown Quesnel. Two kilograms of cocaine and a very large sum of cash were seized from two vehicles. Along with Massey, 36-year-old James Darren Peacock of Chilliwack and 34-year-old Kelly Edward Champagne of Abbotsford were also arrested.

Immediately following the arrests, RCMP Drug Enforcement officers obtained warrants on a home and four businesses in Quesnel.

Several rifles, two handguns, a large cache of ammunition, body armour, two tasers and another large sum of cash were seized. Two of the rifles are stolen, and one of them was loaded with prohibited magazines that presented a serious risk to the public.

Stolen property worth hundreds of thousands of dollars was also seized including a one ton flat-deck truck, excavator, tractor, and other machinery. On April 13, 2011, Massey’s common-law wife, 42-year-old Tanya Lynn Shepherd, was also arrested outside a Quesnel business.

Massey is facing charges including Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Proceeds of Crime, multiple firearms-related offences and multiple counts of Possession of Stolen Property.

Shepherd is facing charges of Possession of Proceeds of Crime, several firearms-related offences and Possession of Stolen Property. Peacock and Champagne are facing charges of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, Possession of Proceeds of Crime and breach of conditions. The list of charges laid in this file is still not finalized.

The RCMP’s North District Drug Enforcement has been getting invaluable support and assistance from the Quesnel RCMP, North District Criminal Intelligence Section, North District Regional General Investigation Section, Forensic Identification Services, Police Dog Services, Integrated Proceeds of Crime Unit and other units of the BC RCMP.

“Without the support of the people of BC and the information they provide, the RCMP and its specialized units would not be nearly as effective” said Supt. Brian Cantera, Officer in Charge of the RCMP’s Federal Drug Enforcement. “It is critically important that we all teach our children that using, selling or trying to profit from drugs is ultimately an unhealthy choice.”

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