US EditionVancouver Police Search for 2 Men Wanted Canada-Wide
Vancouver police seized over 200 kilograms of hard drugs valued at $16 million and seven firearms in a drug trafficking case involving Omid Mashinchi and Amir Navarchi.
- On Friday , the Vancouver Police Department declared Omid Mashinchi, 43, and Amir Navarchi, 40, wanted Canada-wide and asked the public for help locating them.
- Project Torque began in November 2021 as a multi-year police investigation that produced six people being arrested and charged, with the B.C. Prosecution Service approving charges in June 2024.
- Authorities list specific counts and suspect descriptions including conspiracy charges for both men; Omid Mashinchi faces trafficking and firearm possession counts, described as 5'7", 165 pounds, shaved head, glasses, while Amir Navarchi is 5'7", 190 pounds, heavy build, short hair.
- Police urged the public to call 604-717-0505, noting four suspects have been arrested while Mashinchi and Navarchi remain at large.
- Police say the probe targeted a kilogram-level trafficking network operating domestically and internationally, with seizures including more than 200 kilograms of hard drugs, seven firearms, and $500,000 in cash and jewelry.
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