Former Surrey RCMP officer facing 13 charges, including drug trafficking
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A former Surrey RCMP probationary constable is facing drug trafficking, theft and conspiracy charges after a "complex anti-corruption investigation," police say.
A former Surrey RCMP probationary constable is facing drug trafficking, theft and conspiracy charges after a "complex anti-corruption investigation," police say.
Dawwd (Daoud) Soukary has been charged with 13 offences, the B.C. RCMP announced in a statement Friday.
The charges include eight counts of breach of trust, two counts of distributing cannabis and one count each of trafficking a controlled substance, conspiracy to commit robbery, and theft over $5,000.
Soukary was in his probationary period as a constable with the Surrey RCMP when he was arrested outside an RCMP detachment on Jan. 27, 2021, according to police.
His arrest followed a six-month, covert investigation that began in summer 2020, Mounties said.
Among the allegations that prompted the investigation were "improper associations with criminals," police said.
After his arrest, Soukary was suspended and had his security clearance revoked. An RCMP Code of Conduct investigation also began, parallel to the criminal investigation.