Police destroy weapons cache

Mar 28, 2024 | 9:06 AM

Dozens of firefighters and bystanders gathered near 4th and Burde yesterday afternoon as the Vancouver-based RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit set off a “controlled detonation” inside an apartment building.

Homemade grenades along with chemicals used for rock blasting were discovered, and were set off inside a container as police said they were too unstable to move.

Other explosives were taken to a gravel pit off Ship Creek Road and destroyed, while firefighters doused the fire caused by the initial blast

Also inside the apartment was a large number of prohibited and restricted firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition.