B.C. court decision on undercover investigation outlines alleged inner workings of dial-a-dope operation

A recent court decision gives the general public a look into what it's like to run a complex drug operation in B.C.

A recent court decision gives the general public a look into what it's like to run a complex drug operation in B.C.

Late last week, a judge found a Metro Vancouver man guilty on 14 counts under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act and Criminal Code of Canada.

The offences Billie Onare Kim was found guilty of include possession for the purpose of trafficking, and followed the execution of a search warrant that turned up, among other things, "various drugs and firearms," according to court documents.

The ruling from Madam Justice Martha Devlin, read in a New Westminster courtroom on Oct. 22, included that the Crown alleged the drugs seized included cannabis, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, alprazolam (often referred to by the brand name Xanax), and two analogues and a derivative of fentanyl.

The search occurred in a condo in Richmond back in 2017, and resulted in charges against Kim and two others.

In her ruling, the B.C. Supreme Court judge outlined allegations of how the dial-a-dope operation Kim was said to have been part of was providing drugs to users at the time, and what is typical in similar setups.

This particular operation called itself Green Planet, the court heard as part of Kim's case. The Crown submitted evidence it said suggested Kim was in a managerial role, though it admitted its case was circumstantial. His lawyers argued this evidence was insufficient.