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A year after a fire revealed a drug lab in a West Vancouver home, charges have been laid

A West Vancouver police cruiser is parked by the scene of a house fire and alleged discovery of a drug lab on March 9, 2022. A West Vancouver police cruiser is parked by the scene of a house fire and alleged discovery of a drug lab on March 9, 2022.
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Authorities are seeking the forfeiture of a multi-million dollar West Vancouver property where a drug lab was discovered by firefighters last year.

On March 7, 2022, police were called to a home on Crestwell Road after crews discovered a "large-scale drug manufacturing facility," according to the West Vancouver Police Department.

In an update Thursday, police said that a search of the property resulted in the seizure of 16 kilograms of MDMA with a street value of over $600,000.

After a year-long investigation, Gerald Yaremchuk was charged with 11 offences including possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and production of a controlled substance. Yaremchuk is from Mission and police did not indicate if he is the property's owner.

The property has been assessed at $4 million, the statement from police said.

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