RCMP investigators dismantle active fentanyl lab on Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack

CHILLIWACK – A Federal Policing Pacific Region spokesperson says police have dismantled an active fentanyl lab on Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack and a large-scale MDMA (ecstasy) lab and pill press operation in Abbotsford following a months-long investigation.

According to a statement from Corporal James Bennett, the Federal Policing Pacific Region’s Drugs and Organized Crime section executed a search warrant in the 1800 block of Queen Street in Abbotsford on Saturday, April 30, where an MDMA lab was located.

Corporal Bennett says 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. He says three men were arrested without incident and later released pending further investigation during this operation.

Drugs including MDMA (ecstasy pills), and fentanyl were seized at two clandestine laboratories in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Eleven firearms were also seized. Image Credit: Federal Policing Pacific Region.)

On Friday, May 1, 2026, a fourth search warrant was executed at 41750 Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack, where police found the fentanyl lab.  Approximately, 40 kilograms of finished fentanyl were seized. Investigators also confiscated chemicals, equipment, processing, packaging materials, approximately 250 kilograms of MDMA, $135,000 in Canadian currency and eleven 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,” said Cpl. Bennett. “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.”

FPPR Drugs and Organized Crime is acknowledging what it calls the “critical and coordinated” contributions of the FPPR Clandestine Lab Enforcement and Response (CLEAR) team, the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team (IERT), 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,” Cpl. Bennett said.

The investigation remains ongoing.