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Aldergrove man charged with manufacturing firearms and drug possession

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 May, 2023 03:40 PM

A 33-year-old Aldergrove man has been charged with manufacturing firearms and drug possession

Police say he was arrested on Tuesday but has been released on court-imposed conditions until his next appearance.

Investigators from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - British Columbia say their investigation began in November 2020 when they received information about the alleged manufacturing of firearms.

They say officers arrested previously two men and a woman in May 2021 after carrying out search warrants at four homes in Aldergrove and Abbotsford.

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