Remains Of A Meth Lab Were Dumped In Ditches In Glen Valley And Murrayville. Barrels full of chemicals used to make methamphetamines were found dumped in two ditches Monday morning. Three or four barrels that had been used to store the toxic materials were discovered in Glen Valley, at 256th St. and 84th Ave., around 7 a.m. on March 6, said Langley Township Assistant Fire Chief Len Foss. An hour later, more barrels were located in Murrayville, in the 3100 block of 232nd St. [continues 142 words]
A New Bylaw That Would Take A Stand Against Drug Labs And Make Homes Safe For Families Is Being Proposed By A Langley Township Councillor. Jordan Bateman grew up and went to school in Langley. He is a young husband and father, a homeowner, and a member of Township Council. That's why, for the sake of his family and others in the community, Bateman said a stand must be taken against drugs now - and it must be taken at a municipal level. [continues 745 words]
A New Langley RCMP Initiative Will See Police Seriously Go After Known Troublemakers and Target the Drug Trade That Is Linked to Many Property Crimes. Repeat offenders and the drug trade are being targeted by the Langley RCMP in a concerted effort to make Langley safer. A Crime Reduction Strategy was launched by the detachment on Jan. 1, and the goal, said spokesman Cpl. Dale Carr, is to concentrate on individuals known to commit property crimes, and the drugs they typically do it for. [continues 563 words]
A Langley Pot Grower Is Appealing A Judge's Precedent-Setting Ruling That He Forfeit His Home. A man ordered to hand over his house after it was found to be a marijuana grow operation has been told by a provincial court judge to give the home up to authorities. Van My Luu pleaded guilty to producing pot, after his home at 2418 - 268th St. was busted by Langley RCMP and found to be a grow op. The house was subsequently seized. [continues 89 words]
American and Canadian officials descended on Aldergrove to shut down a tunnel that posed a threat to both countries' security. The first tunnel ever discovered to breach the Canada/U.S. border has been uncovered in Aldergrove. The discovery is being called a matter of national security by both Canadian and American officials, who worked together to shut down the tunnel. The underground passageway, which was ventilated and equipped with electricity, was being used to smuggle dope. It was found just east of the 264th St. border crossing, and after weeks of surveillance, was shut down on Wednesday, July 20. [continues 674 words]
The first tunnel ever discovered to breach the Canada/U.S. border has been uncovered in Aldergrove. The discovery is being called a matter of national security by both Canadian and American officials, who worked together to shut down the tunnel. The underground passageway, which was ventilated and equipped with electricity, was being used to smuggle dope. It was found just east of the 264th Street border crossing, and after weeks of surveillance, was shut down on Wednesday. Three Surrey men have been arrested and are facing charges of conspiracy to import and distribute marijuana. [continues 434 words]
A Langley man accused of leading Dark Alley is one of the first people in B.C. to stand trial for heading organized crime. The accused head of a "dial-a-dope" ring has been ordered to stand trial in Supreme Court, and will be one of the first in the province to face charges of leading an organized crime operation Langley's Eric Montgomery will face several drug charges, as well as a new charge: instructing the commission of an offence for a criminal organization. [continues 285 words]
At A Workshop In Langley Wednesday, Leaders Discussed The Dangers That Methamphetamine Poses To The Community An "ugly" drug that is as deadly to make as it is to take brought community leaders together with local police to discuss the problem of methamphetamine. The Poisoning of the Community - A Meth Awareness Workshop was held by the Langley RCMP at Fire Hall #6 in Murrayville on Wednesday, May 11. Educators, counsellors, politicians, municipal staff, emergency responders, spiritual leaders, volunteers, and those who provide services to people with addictions or mental illness came out for the event, which encouraged the community to learn, and to take action. [continues 831 words]
Flags Have Been Lowered and Books of Condolences Are Being Started As Langley Joins the Nation in Mourning the Loss of Four Mounties in Alberta. Langley police officers are paying tribute to four colleagues who lost their lives in Alberta, and are inviting the public to join them in expressing their sorrow. "Anytime an RCMP member is injured or killed in the line of duty, it has a deep impact on us as an organization, and on the communities we serve," said Langley RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dale Carr. [continues 636 words]
An Aldergrove land owner will be asked to pay for the cost of a police investigation after a fire revealed a huge pot-growing operation. Flames provided RCMP with the proof they were looking for that an Aldergrove property was housing a marijuana grow-op. Firefighters were called out to the 6200 block of 264th St. around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11. Assistant Chief Len Foss of the Langley Township fire department said crews from Aldergrove responded, and called for help from Otter. [continues 375 words]
Police believe they have busted a "dial-a-dope" ring that was run with such impunity that its bosses even handed out business cards. Dark Alley has been shut down and is out of business, as far as the Langley RCMP is concerned. Seventeen people have been arrested, dozens of charges have been laid, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in drugs, weapons, and stolen goods were seized in what police believe has been Langley's biggest crackdown on organized crime. [continues 588 words]
Marijuana possession laws are in a state of confusion, but Langley residents are advised not to break out their joints just yet. Technically, the law regarding possession of marijuana has not changed in B.C. - or anywhere in Canada. But one B.C. provincial court judge ruled earlier this week that the current anti-marijuana laws are not legal. Solicitor General Rich Coleman, MLA for Fort Langley-Aldergrove, maintains that the law remains in place, and that it is still illegal to possess pot, adding that the lower court decision can be appealed. [continues 341 words]
Hillcrest residents are taking a stand against marijuana grow ops, with help from Block watch. A neighbourhood plagued by drug houses has meet with police to see what can be done to clean up their community. RCMP and fire officials joined about 40 residents of the Hillcrest subdivision this week for a presentation by Gerrie Wise of Langley Block Watch. Block Watch is a free, community-based crime-prevention program that is administered by the Langley RCMP, and encourages residents to get organized and watch out for each other. [continues 153 words]
An Anti-drug Program Taught By The Langley Rcmp Has Been Cut Back Due To Lack Of Resources, But Two Police Officers Who Happen To Be Local Dads Have Stepped In To Help. They are police officers who work to fight crime and help keep their communities safe. But they are also dads who care about their kids. Two police officers are volunteering to teach the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program at Langley schools. Cpl. Tom James, who works in Coquitlam, has volunteered to teach DARE at St. Catherine's School, and Cpl. Warren Tomalty of the RCMP's E Division has been presenting the program to James Hill Elementary School kids for the past four years. [continues 492 words]
Drugs are the major cause of crime in Langley, and the man in charge of the RCMP's drug squad said it is up to the community to take a stand to stop it. Langley is growing. Houses are going up, people are moving in, and the area is expanding. Yet despite the fact that its population has doubled since 1981, Langley does not have some of the social ills that plague other areas. There is no skid row, no visible sex trade, no random violence. [continues 707 words]
Brookswood Secondary's top-ranked senior girls basketball team is in shock after its coach was arrested and revealed to be a cocaine trafficker wanted in the United States. A Brookswood Bobcats coach who was going under an assumed name has been arrested after living on the lam for 30 years. Steve Tanaka, head coach of Brookswood Secondary School's senior girls basketball team, the Bobcats, is actually Steven Iwami. It was revealed this week that he had been convicted of conspiring to sell cocaine in Chicago in 1972. After being sentenced to five years in jail, he fled the United States. [continues 677 words]
One little boy wants to make the NHL. A little girl wants to be a politician, and maybe even prime minister. Several of the children want to be positive role models for their little brothers and sisters. All of them want to have successful careers and be good people. That's why the students in Carole Roberts's grade five class at Langley Meadows Elementary School have made a promise to be drug-free. The class is one of many that will be graduating next week from the first full-time DARE program in Canada. [continues 309 words]
Local band Burden is using hard-core punk music to deliver a positive message. Sean Spear was an addict while he was still a teenager. He lived on the streets, and in his early 20s, he nearly died of a drug overdose. Jason Kolins has never had a problem with drugs and alcohol, and has chosen to live his life clean and sober. The two friends come from totally different backgrounds, but their message is the same, and it can be heard in the music of their band, Burden. [continues 377 words]
When someone has a drug addiction, the whole family suffers financially and emotionally, according to staff at Ishtar Transition House. He was a good man. He loved his wife, doted on his children, and deeply cared for his family. She loved him and trusted him. Sometimes she still does, when she catches a glimpse of the person he used to be. Other times, she is scared, for herself and for her kids. At the end of the day, the children don't know who is going to walk in the door: the daddy who loves them, or the angry, volatile man he has become. [continues 637 words]
Illegal power hook-ups and booby traps make fighting fires difficult for emergency responders called out to battle blazes where drugs are produced. People who grow marijuana in Langley are not just Mom and Pop operators who provide weed to their family and friends. In many cases, they are have high-tech operations that grow thousands of dollars worth of pot, and they are willing to protect them at all costs. That makes things dangerous for firefighters in Langley Township and City. [continues 585 words]
