Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.

By Canadian Press on May 23, 2025.

SURREY — Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States.

The province’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says the investigation with the Canada Border Services Agency began in February, with suspicions that a man was importing illegal guns into Canada.

It says in a statement that execution of a search warrant in Vancouver turned up an illegal firearm and 600 grams of fentanyl.

Police say subsequent investigations resulted in U.S. border officers intercepting four shipments containing a total of about 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit statement says 32-year-old Jordan Tanner Dakota Treleaven from Vancouver was arrested on Thursday in Alberta and has been charged with seven drug and weapons offences.

The U.S.-Canada trade war has been justified by U.S. President Donald Trump in part by claims about fentanyl being smuggled over the border, although Canadian authorities have suggested the problem is exaggerated.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 23, 2025

The Canadian Press