The Vancouver Police Department is requesting the public’s help finding two men wanted Canada-wide.
The men — 43-year-old Omid Mashinchi and 40-year-old Amir Navarchi — are wanted in connection with a large drug-trafficking investigation.
The investigation, Project Torque, began in November 2021, looking into a Vancouver-based drug-trafficking operation that operated both domestically and internationally.
“Following a three-year-long investigation, six people—including Mashinchi and Navarchi—were arrested and charged,” the VPD said.
“Investigators seized more than 200 kilograms of hard drugs valued at approximately $16 million, along with seven firearms, and $500,000 in cash and jewelry. All six suspects were released pending an ongoing investigation.”
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