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Jul 21, 2022 7:25 PM - Connect News
A man has been convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison after being charged with 17 criminal offences following a Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC)-led investigation that proactively targeted an alleged drug trafficking network and involved a conspiracy to commit murder.
In late 2020, CFSEU-BC worked with the Surrey and Burnaby RCMP in response to information learned of an alleged conspiracy to commit murder. The investigation identified one suspect who was believed to be plotting to commit the murder.
Due to an increased risk to the public because of the potentially lethal drugs being produced and distributed in the lower mainland, CFSEU-BC worked with the Surrey RCMP, who released public safety bulletins warning of these potentially lethal batches of drugs being distributed.
In December 2020 CFSEU-BC, with assistance from Burnaby RCMP, Surrey RCMP, and Lower Mainland District Integrated Emergency Response Team (LMD IERT), executed search warrants in multiple jurisdictions around the lower mainland. The suspect was found at one of the search locations and was arrested.
The following was seized as a result of the search warrants:
1 kg of fentanyl
1 kg of methamphetamine
1kg of cocaine
several firearms
2 firearms suppressors
Various prohibited and non-prohibited weapons On March 18th, 2021 Brandon Nandan, a 28-year-old male from Surrey, was charged with the following Criminal Code and Drug Offences:
One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Murder with a Firearm
One Count of Counsel to Commit Murder with a Firearm
One Count of Possession of a Loaded and Restricted Firearm
One Count of Possession of a Firearm Where Prohibited
Two Counts of Possession of a Prohibited Device
One Count of Possession of a Prohibited Firearm
One Count of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
One Count of Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence
One Count of Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
Two Counts of Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking
One Count of Possession of Fentanyl and Carfentanil for the Purpose of Trafficking
Two Counts of Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
One Count of Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
Brandon Nandan was sentenced to a total of 15 years imprisonment with a mix of consecutive and concurrent sentences for the offences he pleaded guilty to. Considering his time already served of two years and seven days, the total remaining sentence is 12 years and 358 days.
