A 32-year-old man from Vancouver, Jordan Tanner Dakota Treleaven, has been charged with multiple offenses related to importing illegal firearms into Canada and exporting fentanyl and other drugs to the United States.
Treleaven was arrested on Thursday in Alberta following a months-long investigation conducted by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) and the Canada Border Services Agency.
The probe began in February after authorities suspected Treleaven of illegally importing firearms. A search warrant executed on a Vancouver property uncovered one illegal firearm and roughly 600 grams of fentanyl.
Further investigation revealed four shipments of fentanyl, totaling about 1,500 grams, had been sent from Vancouver to the U.S. These shipments were intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Charges against Treleaven were approved on May 20, just two days before his arrest by heavily armed officers from the Alberta RCMP’s emergency response team.
Court documents reveal Treleaven faces seven charges, including unlawful export of fentanyl and methamphetamine, possession for trafficking, and possession of a prohibited firearm.
Authorities note the investigation into the illegal firearms importation remains active and involves another suspect.
CFSEU-BC chief officer Manny Mann emphasized the ongoing threat fentanyl poses to communities and the unit’s commitment to disrupting trafficking networks.
Magdalena Sigur, attaché for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the U.S. embassy in Ottawa, highlighted U.S. efforts to collaborate with Canadian partners in combating fentanyl trafficking.
