Ottawa’s newly appointed “fentanyl czar” told U.S. officials in Ottawa he has no authority to influence Canadian federal police or border agencies. The Trudeau government named Kevin Brosseau as Canada’s first fentanyl czar in February. Starting salary is between $243,500 and $286,400.
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He said, ‘Listen, I don’t tell the RCMP what to do. I listen to what RCMP, CBSA, and other police services have to say, but I have no authority to direct them or ask them to do anything,’” kevin.brosseau@pco-bcp.gc.ca |
“There’s been nothing that’s come out of that office since they established it,” the source added. “No strategic plan. I don’t even know if he’s relevant …”
Sam Cooper has penned a damning report. Here. Ottawa’s repeated inability to investigate and prosecute major drug trafficking and money laundering networks in Canada is said to stem from a combination of weak, outdated laws and ineffective RCMP leadership. Americans are incensed.
Mounties refused to investigate or cooperate with the DEA on a B.C. fentanyl superlab probe tied to Chinese chemical-precursor shipments into Vancouver in late 2022, according to senior U.S. officials. More than a year later, and only after the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Bahman Djebelibak, did the RCMP finally open a siloed investigation. RCMP then continued to refuse coordination or information sharing with U.S. agents. Derek Maltz, DEA Acting Administrator in 2025, called the B.C. superlab case a “major disaster.” “The way they conducted business was disgusting, honestly,” Maltz said.
What Ottawa failed to share is that the DEA’s Newark, New Jersey office had delivered the case to Canadian cops almost two years earlier with a warning of precursor shipments tied to Bahman Djebelibak and his company, Valerian Labs. Djebelibak ‘Bobby Shah’ and his deceased wife, Ramina Shah, were caught up in 2018 cop raids of Valerian Labs and the couple’s mansion, which led to a failed B.C. civil forfeiture action after cops violated their rights. Cops seized a Land Rover, a Porsche and a 2006 Pontiac G6 at the couple’s $3m mansion.
The Djebelibaks claimed they earned $20k a year. A hidden compartment in the car contained 2kg of fentanyl, a 1kg of cocaine, and cutting agents. In January 2022, realtor Ramina Shah was stabbed to death in a parkade in Coquitlam.
Djebelibak was a major player in Chinese fentanyl syndicate networks. “Valerian Labs Inc. has received shipments of methylamine hydrochloride, which is a precursor chemical used to produce methamphetamine and MDMA. Valerian Labs Distribution Corp. has tried to procure 2,000 litres of chloroform, 800 litres of dichloromethane and 200 kilograms of iodine, substances used in the production of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine.” He is accountable for “the international proliferation of illicit drugs or their means of production.”
This failure of the RCMP is the reason Trump imposed tariffs. 3 weeks ago the White House said: “Mexican cartels are increasingly operating fentanyl labs in Canada.” It added: “Canada-based drug trafficking organizations maintain robust ‘super labs,’ mostly in rural and dense areas in western Canada, some of which can produce 44 to 66 pounds of fentanyl weekly.”
The largest illicit drug lab ever on Canadian soil was announced October 25, 2024. Haul was 390kg of meth, 54kg of fentanyl, 35kg of cocaine and 15kg of MDMA. The Falkland drug lab was connected to the September 2024 seizure of 30 tonnes of precursors in Enderby. The Falkland lab was a major part of the Lyons/Sandher/Sinaloa Cartel operation.
89 guns were seized in raids in Surrey October 25. Included are two .50 cal sniper rifles, 45 handguns, 21 AR-15-style rifles and submachine guns. Gaganpreet Singh Randhawa was the only man busted. He has made at very least 7 court appearances and has been caged since he was busted in October 2024.
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The B.C. director of civil forfeiture filed a claim against the property at 5011 Hoath Road in Falkland, as well as the various pieces of lab equipment on January 31, 2025. Named in the claim are property owner Michael Driehuyzen and Gaganpreet Singh Randhawa. |
Michael Driehuyzen bought the 163-acre lab property in Falkland in May 2007 for $655k. It was used for an illegal grow op for years. He now lives on a chicken farm on Downes Road in Abbotsford owned by a Kamloops poultry company. Driehuyzen claims full ignorance. The Sandhers leased the ground from Driehuyzen. Sandher lawyer Bert Tonsoo drafted the lease agreement.
The Falkland lab was visited by Sinaloa boss Edgar Watson, and KTF brass including Bir Singh Sandher, Gurjit Singh Jhajj and interim KTF boss Arsh Dalla before commissioning. Gurtaj Singh Sandher was at the lab. Sami El-Helou handled payment for the purchase of precursors. Those came through the HAMC and Ricco the Pig Puncher at DeltaPort.
RCMP raided a property in Enderby in September 2024 and seized over 30,000 kg of precursor chemicals. The 2.6-hectare property was purchased in May 2023 by 2735152 Ontario for $1m. It’s Ottawa address is a Mexican restaurant. Workers there claim ignorance of the company or purported owner Osman Ghazie.
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The Sandhers were in partnership in the synthetic drug business with Donnie Lyons who they executed on June 15, 2024. |
Prabtaj Singh Sandher and Gurtaj Singh Sandher are prime suspects in the Lyons murder. The hit was ordered by Edgar Watson with Sami El-Helou. Final approval came from Chapito Ivan Archivaldo Guzman.
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Cleaning up the lab cost taxpayers over $1m. The setup was as sophisticated as any cops have ever seen. The lab mass produced fentanyl, meth and MDMA, most of which was destined for Australia and New Zealand. Several tons of unregulated chemicals used to produce P2P (phenyl-2-propanone) were seized. Seen for the first time in Western Canada, P2P is a Class A scheduled precursor essential to the manufacture of meth.
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