Feds take down Chilliwack fentanyl lab, Abbotsford pill-press operation after months-long investigation
May 1 raid at farm property on Keith Wilson Road seized 40 kilograms linked to busts in Abbotsford, Langley, and Burnaby
May 26, 2026
The RCMP's Federal Policing Pacific Region (FPPR) is finally talking about the illegal drug lab bust on Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack nearly a month ago.
On Tuesday (May 26, 2026), an FPPR news release announced the fentanyl lab bust in Chilliwack, which was undertaken in conjunction with a large-scale MDMA (ecstasy) lab and pill-press operation in Abbotsford following a months-long investigation.
On April 30, FPPR’s drugs and organized crime section executed a search warrant in Abbotsford in the 1800-block of Queen Street where the MDMA lab was located. Two more search warrants were executed on the same day in Langley at a residence in the 19000-block of 76 Avenue, and at a Burnaby residence in the 1800-block of Gilmore Avenue.
During the operation, three men were arrested without incident and later released pending further investigation.
Then on May 1, a fourth search warrant was executed at 41750 Keith Wilson Rd., where police found the fentanyl lab. Approximately, 40 kilograms of finished fentanyl was seized.
Location of a fentanyl lab busted by the RCMP on May 1, 2026 on Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack as part of a co-ordinated series of busts at locations in Abbotsford, Langley and Burnaby. (Images Paul Henderson/ maps.chilliwack.com)
Asked about the bust at the time and the attendance of the Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response Team (CLEAR), media relations officer Cpl. James Bennett would say no more than that.
Now, 25 days later, FPPR is announcing that investigators also seized chemicals, equipment, processing, packaging materials, approximately 250 kilograms of MDMA, $135,000 in Canadian currency and 11 firearms.
“The seizure of these drugs and firearms represent a significant disruption to organized criminal activity, removing dangerous substances and weapons from circulation. This kind of investigation truly enhances public safety and improves community well-being,” Cpl. Bennett said in the statement Tuesday.
“Our investigators also found that one of the labs appeared to be in the process of expanding. Those expansion plans are believed to have been disrupted by our investigation.”
The release stated that FPPR Drugs and Organized Crime also recognizes the critical and coordinated contributions of the FPPR CLEAR team, the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team, Abbotsford Police Department and RCMP detachments in Burnaby, Langley and Chilliwack.
“Their expertise and operational support were instrumental in the significant seizure of fentanyl and other illicit substances, preventing these highly dangerous drugs from reaching our communities.”
This all comes a little over a month after Chilliwack RCMP put 90 kilograms of fentanyl, analogues and precursors on display at the detachment announcing what might be the largest fentanyl lab busts ever in B.C. on South Sumas Road.
Charged in that unrelated case are Justin Fauth and Carlos Martinez who remain in custody and appeared in court on Monday (May 25, 2026) facing serious charges.
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