Federal intelligence documents reveal a massive fentanyl lab under construction in Abbotsford was allegedly funded by Chinese chemical suppliers and a Hells Angels support club, part of a laundering network tied to Canada's overdose crisis that has claimed more than 57,000 lives.
Police raided the rural Bradner Road property in May, seizing hundreds of thousands of dollars in lab equipment, a pill press, and chemicals used to produce fentanyl and methamphetamine.
The internal documents, obtained under access-to-information legislation, map the flow of illicit cash from traffickers to Chinese chemical makers and professional money-laundering groups, showing how the operation undercuts rivals and sustains the deadly trade.
Authorities say labs like this one are a primary target for disrupting drug dealers' financial networks, as the fentanyl trade continues to drive the nation's overdose epidemic.