Gabriola Island resident arrested and charged with trafficking methamphetamine

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A 61-year-old man from Gabriola Island has been charged following a months-long drug-trafficking investigation by RCMP.

Paul Dick was at the centre of a joint drug-trafficking investigation by the Gabriola RCMP Detachment and the Island District General Investigation Section, launched in late 2024, according to police.

“Through both overt and covert investigation techniques, police gathered evidence leading to an arrest warrant for the suspect under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act,” the Gabriola RCMP Detachment said Thursday in a statement, which goes on to explain that police executed this warrant on Feb. 23.

Dick has since been charged with trafficking methamphetamine and released pending his next court appearance on March 31.

Police are asking anyone with information that could advance this investigation to contact the Gabriola RCMP Detachment at 250-247-8333.