Just a week after police discovered Canada's largest-ever opium crop in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, Delta Police say they've also made a significant bust.
Investigator's searched a business in the 9400-block of 120 street in North Delta on Aug. 13 and found a large amount of a controlled opium substance known as ‘Doda'.
Police say they officers found 3600 Opium poppy pods, six kilograms of Doda powder, and 15 kilograms of opium poppy seeds. Police also seized a commercial grinding machine, digital scales, a machete and a replica pellet handgun as well as an unknown amount of cash.
A 47-year-old Surrey man was taken into custody and later released on a promise to appear. Charges being recommended include possession of a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking a controlled substance.
Background on doda:
Doda – is derived from the poppy flower in which the bulb is dried and then ground down into a powder form. The powder is often added to tea. This doda powder contains opium derivatives morphine and codeine. The poppy flower, the key ingredient in preparing/making doda is a controlled substance under the CDSA.
