May 28, 2025

Two guilty after Transit Police seize contraband in Vancouver

Two men have been found guilty after Metro Vancouver Transit Police made arrests in relation to the possession and distribution of dangerous illegal substances and contraband products in Vancouver in 2023.

On November 9, 2023, several men caught the attention of Transit Police officers outside of Main Street-Science World Station, and were arrested when officers saw what they believed to be hand to hand drug transactions. The officers subsequently found the following in their possession:

Approximately 6 kilograms of marijuana and various marijuana products
72 packs of contraband cigarettes
1.13 grams of Fentanyl
1.36 grams of Hydromorphone
125.01 grams of Psilocybin
364.31 grams of Hashish
Almost $2,000 CDN

Among the marijuana products seized by Transit Police were edibles that were packaged to look like popular candy brands that may, at first glance, be mistaken for the benign confection.

Recently, 44-year-old Stephen McLellan of Maple Ridge plead guilty to Possession for the Purpose of Selling Cannabis under the Cannabis Act. Meanwhile, 34-year-old Jayson Hoang of Abbotsford was found guilty of Possession for the Purpose of Selling Cannabis under the Cannabis Act.

“Transit Police work hard to combat criminal activity taking place on and around the transit system. This includes the selling of illegal and contraband items. Aside from potentially lethal fentanyl, the unregulated cannabis that mimics candy is particularly dangerous and can cause serious harm to an unknowing consumer.” — Sergeant Dustin Szakacs

All of the items seized by Transit Police from the individuals at Main Street-Science World Station

A close up of the marijuana products seized by Transit Police with packaging designed to look like popular candy brands