Canadian police bust ‘largest drug superlab' in Canada; 95,500,000 potentially lethal doses seized
Ottawa: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) recently seized a massive amount of fentanyl and other drugs from what has been described as Canada's largest and most advanced drug superlab. This significant bust took place in Falkland, British Columbia, a community located approximately 50 km east of Kamloops.
Federal investigators confiscated 54 kg of fentanyl, enough to produce over 95.5 million potentially lethal doses, along with large quantities of precursor chemicals, 390 kg of methamphetamine, 35 kg of cocaine, 15 kg of MDMA, and 6 kg of cannabis. According to the RCMP, the fentanyl alone held the potential to claim the life of every Canadian citizen twice over, and the street value of the seized drugs is estimated at $485 million.
The RCMP, with support from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), undertook multiple search operations, preventing a 310 kg shipment of methamphetamine from being exported. Assistant Commissioner David Teboul, head of RCMP federal policing in B.C. and Yukon, described the seizure as “unprecedented” in the history of Canadian policing.
Gaganpreet Randhawa, identified as the primary suspect, was arrested and now faces several charges related to drug and firearms offences. The investigation highlights the scale and threat of transnational organised crime groups in Canada, with authorities calling this raid a decisive effort to disrupt the illicit drug trade.
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
