Vancouver – Vancouver Police seized a loaded rifle and other dangerous weapons following the arrest of an alleged drug trafficker Tuesday afternoon on East Hastings Street.

Officers from VPD’s Beat Enforcement Team – which works exclusively in the Downtown Eastside – were patrolling near East Hastings and Columbia Street around 2:35 p.m. December 9 when they arrested a 32-year-old Surrey resident for trafficking drugs outside a residential building.

Following the arrest, officers seized:

  • a modified semi-automatic rifle, with ammunition
  • a machete
  • a folding knife
  • a canister of bear spray
  • various amounts of fentanyl

The investigation is ongoing.