Brandon Nandan, a 28-year-old male from Surrey, has been convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison after being charged with 17 criminal offences following a Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC)-led investigation that proactively targeted an alleged drug trafficking network and involved a conspiracy to commit murder.
In late 2020, CFSEU-BC worked with the Surrey and Burnaby RCMP in response to information learned of an alleged conspiracy to commit murder. The investigation identified one suspect who was believed to be plotting to commit the murder. Due to an increased risk to the public because of the potentially lethal drugs being produced and distributed in the lower mainland, CFSEU-BC worked with the Surrey RCMP, who released public safety bulletins warning of these potentially lethal batches of drugs being distributed.
In December 2020 CFSEU-BC, with assistance from Burnaby RCMP, Surrey RCMP, and Lower Mainland District Integrated Emergency Response Team (LMD IERT), executed search warrants in multiple jurisdictions around the lower mainland. The suspect was found at one of the search locations and was arrested.
The following was seized as a result of the search warrants: • 1 kg of fentanyl • 1 kg of methamphetamine • 1kg of cocaine • several firearms • 2 firearms suppressors • Various prohibited and non-prohibited weapons.
On March 18th, 2021 Brandon Nandan, a 28-year-old male from Surrey, was charged with Criminal Code and Drug Offences.
On July 20th, 2022 Brandon Nandan pleaded guilty to various charges related to drug trafficking, possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking and possession of firearm. Brandon Nandan was sentenced to a total of 15 years imprisonment with a mix of consecutive and concurrent sentences for the offences he pleaded guilty to.
Considering his time already served of two years and seven days, the total remaining sentence is 12 years and 358 days.
“As the provincial anti-gang agency, CFSEU-BC continues to proactively target individuals linked to violent gang activities and opioid trafficking that too often victimizes the most vulnerable in our communities,” says CFSEU-BC’s Deputy Operations Officer, Superintendent Duncan Pound. “Working with the Surrey RCMP and Burnaby RCMP, CFSEU-BC investigators were able to thwart a murder plot, disrupt other violent acts that would have endangered innocent lives, and prevent additional opioidrelated deaths.”
