RCMP in London make arrest in fentanyl trafficking

Police in London have arrested a man for allegedly smuggling a package of the potentially fatal drug Furanyl-fentanyl.

Border Services Officers at the Vancouver International Mail Centre intercepted a package from China on Oct. 24 that was destined for London, according to anRCMPnews release.

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The RCMPworked with London Police, Ontario Provincial Police and Canada Border Services Agency in making the arrest of a 28 year-old London man in connection to the smuggling.

The 30-gram package was labelled as plastic bags but an x-ray revealed it contained a suspected powder. CBSA officers alleged it contained 10 grams of Furanyl-fentanyl.

Authorities arrested the suspect at a home in London on Nov. 3.

"The production of fentanyl laced drugs in clandestine labs can lead to fatal concentrations of illicit substances," said London RCMPInsp. Joe Czenze in a news release.

The suspecthas been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and importing a controlled substance contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.