Police remained on the scene Wednesday of a clandestine drug lab inside a rental home just half a block from the White Rock waterfront.
The entire 800-block of Parker Street was behind police tape almost 24 hours after B.C.’s anti-gang agency executed a search warrant at the house Tuesday and found the clandestine lab.
S.Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, said in a news release that two people were taken into custody after the search at the house, but haven’t yet been charged.
He said the RCMP’s Federal Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response Team (CLEAR) was called in to support the investigation.
Police entered the home about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Houghton said.
“Upon entry, a 46-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were located and taken into custody. After the arrest of the pair, officers discovered substances and paraphernalia consistent with what is believed to be an illegal synthetic drug lab,” he said.
He said the specialized CLEAR team “was called in to ensure that all of the materials inside the house that may be too dangerous for other officers to be in contact with are safely processed.”
“The house will be contained overnight and the CLEAR team will begin processing its contents tomorrow. It is not believed that there is any risk to the public,” Houghton said.
The house sold last year for $688,000 and had been rented.
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