Mounties in Surrey are crediting proactive policing for one of the biggest drug busts in the city’s history.

Police held a press conference Friday to reveal it has been stepping up enforcement in the wake of dozens of shootings since the beginning of the year.

Surrey has received 28 complaints related to shots being fired, with a spike in calls last month. RCMP say five of those incidents are believed to be related to a new drug-related conflict between two groups. One person died in the gunfire, and five people were injured.

Supt. Manny Mann told reporters officers made significant gains in 2015 “disrupting” people involved in drug conflicts, and this year it’s netted four arrests and a multi-million dollar drug seizure – all thanks to a more “proactive” approach to “attacking crime.”

“We are making headway thanks to the cooperation of the public and the intelligence gleaned through our enforcement efforts,” he said in a statement issued to media.

Drugs valued at over $4.5-million were seized from a traffic stop in the Newton area on March 16. RCMP say the driver, who is now facing trafficking charges, was pulled over while officers were “conducting proactive enforcement.”

A large quantity of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and fake Oxycontin was removed from the car of 30-year-old Pardip Hayer, according to Mounties.

Supt. Shawn Gill said the drug trade in Surrey is constantly changing, but the problem remains the same: Young people lured into gangs and a criminal lifestyle “with illusions of money and power.”

“The reality is much different,” he said.

“We have an issue that goes beyond police – it involves the entire community. It involves parents, schools, prevention programs, and community involvement. For our part, we are working day and night to suppress both the violence and drug trafficking in Surrey.”

RCMP brass say street level violence in the community has surged in the past month, and the force’s priority is public safety.

Asst. Commissioner Bill Fordy appealed for people to come forward to police if they have information about those involved in the drug trade.