Brothers Keepers Gang Investigation Leads to 27 Charges Against 6 People – BC | The Canadian News

RCMP says 27 charges have been filed against six people following an investigation into the Brothers Keepers gang in Metro Vancouver.

A three-year investigation detected more than 11 kilograms of drugs, including methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine, as well as drug manufacturing equipment and chemical precursors used in the production and processing of synthetic drugs, police said Thursday.

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In sp. Duncan Pound of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit BC (CFSEU-BC) said they removed a quarter of a million doses of potentially lethal fentanyl from the streets.

Pound said investigators found that the Brothers Keepers “aggressively sought to expand into new markets throughout British Columbia, using reduced drug prices, product brands like purple fentanyl, and increased potency of street drugs.”

“We also continue to see general organized crime groups lobbying to recruit young offenders in an effort to avoid criminal charges against older and established members. Each strategy takes advantage of vulnerable parts of our communities with a single goal of financial gain and without concern for the well-being of those it impacts.

Police say the Crown has brought charges against six people.

Amandeep Singh Kang, a 29-year-old man from Vancouver; Dylan Robert Ferris, a 22-year-old from Surrey; and Tanisha Bhatti, a 25-year-old woman from Vancouver, were arrested and remain in custody, police said, while Moshmem Khanun Khan, a 45-year-old woman from Surrey, was arrested and released.

Police have not been able to locate two of the six: Jannat Bibi Nadeem, 21, of Surrey, and Andrew Miguel Best, 21, of Vancouver Island. Arrest warrants have been issued against them.

–With files from Jennifer Palma