Richmond RCMP remain on the lookout for two suspects involved with an illegal drug lab discovered Sunday at 14291 Triangle Rd., behind the Richmond Ice Centre in east Richmond.
Environmental crews were busy removing items from the property, a dilapidated farm house, Tuesday morning.
RCMP officials said they received a tip Sunday from the property’s owner who reported a suspected break and enter at the site that had been rented to tenants.
Richmond RCMP spokesman, Acting Cpl. Dennis Hwang, said the owner arrived at the site to see two unfamiliar individuals loading items onto a vehicle.
The owner then immediately called police.
On Tuesday morning the area immediately outside buildings on the property had several, large plastic drums and transparent collection bags. Hazmat caution tape cordoned off the entrance, as well as sections closer to the structures.
Hwang said that while labs of this type can present dangers to the environment, that threat was not apparent. Hwang did not comfirm what type of drugs were suspected of being produced at the site.
The RCMP are expected to disclose more information on the lab later today.
