This is a joint release between Yukon RCMP and the Canada Revenue Agency.
Today, the Yukon RCMP and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced the execution of a number of search warrants at multiple Whitehorse locations. On November 4, 2020, RCMP officers, as well as CRA officials, searched locations in downtown Whitehorse, Whistle Bend, Riverdale, and Cowley Creek in relation to an ongoing investigation regarding drug trafficking and tax offences.
Various Yukon RCMP units, including the Federal Investigations Unit, and investigators from the CRA Criminal Investigations Division, took part in the joint operation, searching for evidence relating to the commission of offences under the Criminal Code and the Income Tax Act.
An update on this investigation will follow in the coming weeks.