Langley condo, Surrey house targeted after RCMP raids

After RCMP raids that turned up cocaine, guns, cash, and precious metals, B.C.’s Director of Civil Forfeiture is going to court to size a Surrey house, a Langley condo, and four cars. According to a statement of claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court on May 18, three men named in the forfeiture suit were allegedly trafficking drugs and firearms in the Lower Mainland. Rudi Skladkowski, of Langley, along with Surrey’s Amarvir Chatha and Jasraj Judge were the targets of a Langley RCMP investigation that led

to raids on two homes connected to Skladkowski and Chatha on April 8 of this year. At the Langley condo at 20376 86 Ave., where Skladkowski lived, police allegedly found half a kilogram of cocaine, about $20,000 in Canadian cash along with precious metals in the form of both collector coins and bars, drug paraphernalia including scales and packaging materials, and high-end purses, wallets, shoes, and clothing. The court documents allege that Skladkowski had owned the sixth-floor condo, assessed at $746,000 this year, since 2022.

The raid on the Surrey property where Chatha lived, and which was owned by some of his family members, allegedly turned up a hoard of guns, along with more drugs and cash. Police found two carbine-style rifles, two shotguns, two handguns and “bags of ammunition,” about a kilogram of cocaine, and $15,000 in Canadian cash. The house, located at 16483 78 Ave., has an assessed value of $1.6 million. Also seized in the raids, and targeted for seizure in the civil case, were four cars

– an Audi Q7, a Honda Accord, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and a Lincoln Aviator. Skladkowski owned the Navigator, and the other three vehicles were owned by relatives of Judge or Chatha, although the Director of Civil Forfeiture alleges that those were “owners of convenience,” and that the men at the centre of the investigation were the real owners. All the cars were allegedly used in the drug and gun trafficking operation, and the government is claiming that the properties were both used for criminal

activity, and that their purchase or upkeep was funded by the proceeds of crime. None of the allegations in the statement of claim has been tested in court. None of the three men nor their family members have filed a response to the province’s case yet. The civil filing says that Skladkowski and Chatha were both arrested for possession for the purpose of trafficking, and trafficking controlled substances on April 8, but none of the men appear to have been officially charged as of May

22, according to online court records. Skladkowski, Chatha, and Judge appear to have no previous criminal charges in the B.C. court system. In B.C., civil lawsuits are used to target items used by criminals, or which are purchased using the profits from criminal operations. Because civil lawsuits operate on a lower burden of proof, it is possible to successfully seize property even if a criminal case results in a not guilty verdict.

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