Two People Arrested in Connection With Vancouver-Based Group That Distributes Illicit ‘Safe Supply’ Drugs

Vancouver police say the group has publicly admitted to trafficking controlled substances such as heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines.

Methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine from a safe supply being handed out to drug users by the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, Drug User Liberation Front, and Moms Stop the Harm to mark International Overdose Awareness Day, are displayed in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver on Aug. 31, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Two members of a Vancouver “harm reduction” group that was receiving government funding were arrested after a police investigation uncovered the group was providing heroin, cocaine, and meth to clients.

The two individuals, identified on social media as Erix Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum from the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), were arrested by Vancouver police on Oct. 26 after an investigation that included multiple search warrants.