VANCOUVER Surrey RCMP said they handed out thousands of dollars in COVID-related fines at an illegal nightclub over the weekend, and gave the host a notice to appear in court. But the man accused in the case is denying those allegations. Jegbefumere Albert doesn’t deny he had people over on the weekend, but says it was for his daughter’s birthday. “I just have a few friends over, with like drinking and having a conversation, playing music,” he said. “Next thing, we just hear like a big bang on the door.” Albert showed reporters the inside of the unit where he lives and runs a towing company at a commercial complex on King George Boulevard that backs onto 135A Street. In the main living space, couches and a small coffee table were set up, as well as some equipment Albert said he uses for sound mixing, as part of music and concert production work he’s involved in. There was also a small bedroom.
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VANCOUVER Mounties in Surrey say they have arrested a man found semi-conscious in a running vehicle in the Whalley neighbourhood earlier this week. A concerned citizen notified a Surrey RCMP officer about the man, who was behind the wheel of the vehicle parked in the 10300 block of King George Boulevard around 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, police said in a news release. When the officer went to check on the driver s well-being, they noticed signs of possible drug or alcohol consumption, as well as an open alcohol container and suspected drugs inside the vehicle, according to the release. Police said they arrested the driver for drug possession for the purpose of trafficking and refusing to comply with a breath demand. Officers took the driver to hospital for medical attention and later took him into custody.
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