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66 Gun, Drug Charges Laid, 2 People Charged After Abbotsford Bust

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 May, 2016 12:21 PM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say they have disrupted the drug trade in a bust that has taken narcotics and guns off the streets of that Fraser Valley city.

Const. Ian MacDonald says in a news release that 28-year-old Abbotsford man faces 66 firearms and drug charges stemming from the investigation that ended last week.

Police say 10 warrants were executed, leading to the seizure of 1,000 fentanyl-laced pills, along with cash and numerous firearms.

MacDonald says seized weapons range from a submachine-gun, semi-automatic rifles and pistols to revolvers, and a sawed-off shotgun, along with silencers, magazines and ammunition.

#abbypd arrested 28-year-old Corey PERKINS. He now faces 66 firearm and drug charges. https://t.co/QlP5bRjn4N pic.twitter.com/dCGyPPNjAP
— Abbotsford Police (@AbbyPoliceDept) May 17, 2016

Records show Corey Perkins was due to appear in provincial court in Abbotsford on Tuesday, while police say his alleged associate, 26-year-old Caitlin Bransford, has also been charged.

Her court date is set for May 30 on a firearms offence and four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking in cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl.

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