SURREY, B.C.: A major four-month drug trafficking investigation in Surrey has resulted in multiple criminal charges against one foreign national and the immediate deportation of two others. The operation, dubbed “Project Phantom,” culminated in the seizure of an estimated $891,000 worth of highly dangerous illicit narcotics, including enough fentanyl to deliver over 23,000 lethal doses.
The targeted crackdown was initiated in February by the Surrey Police Service’s Prolific Offender Unit. Investigators launched the project after gathering extensive intelligence and physical evidence that linked a specific Surrey residence to a ring distribution network handling deadly street drugs.
On May 21, the investigation peaked when detectives executed a formal search warrant at the suspect home. Due to the high-stakes nature of the raid, local investigators were heavily supported by officers from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) alongside tactical units from the heavily armed Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team. Three men, all identified as foreign nationals, were apprehended inside the residence during the raid.
Inside the home, authorities uncovered a massive haul of packaged street drugs. A detailed inventory released by the police revealed approximately 15.9 kilograms of opium, 1.53 kilograms of cannabis, 559 grams of cocaine, 468 grams of fentanyl, 148 grams of methamphetamine, and 35 grams of heroin. Officials noted that the retrieved 468 grams of pure fentanyl alone represented roughly 23,400 potentially fatal doses. Beyond the narcotics, police seized over $2,100 in Canadian cash along with industrial drug-processing equipment, distribution materials, packaging, and commercial scales.
Following the initial raid, the three suspects were temporarily released while detectives finalized their forensic evidence. On June 19, police moved in to re-arrest 24-year-old Gurjot Singh. He has been formally hit with six criminal counts under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, consisting of five counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of direct drug trafficking. Singh remains held in police custody and is scheduled to make his next formal court appearance on June 26.
While Singh faces prosecution within the Canadian legal system, his two associates have already faced immediate administrative consequences. Because no formal criminal charges were laid directly against them, the Canada Border Services Agency intercepted both individuals and immediately removed them from Canada.
