Sun
RICHMOND – The B.C. Real Estate Council has suspended Richmond realtor Albert Luk after a police raid on a Richmond home uncovered a drug lab containing 200 kilograms of ecstacy worth an estimated $15 million.
Luk, who co-owned the house at 6651 No. 5 Road, has since been charged with illegal production and possession of a controlled substance.
RCMP raided the home Sept. 15 after Transport Canada officials tipped police that 600 kilograms of sodium borohydride, a chemical used to manufacture ecstacy, was being shipped from Shanghai, China, to the Richmond residence.
Luk, who worked for Sutton Realty-Seafair Group, surrendered later that day to Richmond RCMP.
The following day, police raided a second home owned by Luk at 5111 Steveston Hwy.
Police said the home was used mainly to produce ecstasy and did not appear to be lived in.
On Thursday, the real estate council ran newspaper ads, including one in The Vancouver Sun, announcing Luk’s suspension.
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