Northwest Territories RCMP Say the Territorial Crime Reduction Unit Executed Two Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrants on Bompas Street and Bonnetplume Road in Inuvik, and That Iqbal Singh Dulay, 33, of Delta, B.C. Is Charged With Trafficking of Substance 1 – Cocaine and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000 and Has Been Remanded Into Custody (October 7, 2026)

The Northwest Territories RCMP say two Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants were executed on October 3, 2026 in Inuvik, one on Bompas Street and one on Bonnetplume Road, by the Territorial Crime Reduction Unit, with support from the Inuvik RCMP and Emergency Response Teams from the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. The force says three suspects were arrested at the Bompas Street address and two were released without charges, and that two occupants were arrested at the Bonnetplume Road address and later released without charges. Iqbal Singh Dulay, 33, of Delta, British Columbia is charged with “Trafficking of Substance 1 – Cocaine, contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act” and “Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, contrary to section 354(1) of the Criminal Code”, and the release says he has been remanded into custody. The release does not say at which of the two addresses Mr. Dulay was arrested. It gives no file number, carries no quotation from any officer, and names no criminal organization, street gang or outlaw motorcycle club. The force says the investigation is ongoing and that additional charges may be brought at a later date.

The Two Search Warrants

The release dates the searches to October 3, 2026 and credits the execution of both warrants to the Territorial Crime Reduction Unit. It words the roles of the other units as support: the Inuvik RCMP provided support for the warrants, and so did Emergency Response Teams from the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. At Bompas Street the force says officers seized — in the release’s own words, which repeat the qualifier — “approximately approximately $5000 in cash, mobile devices, a firearm and drug paraphernalia”. At Bonnetplume Road it says officers seized “approximately $1000 in cash and drug trafficking paraphernalia”. The release gives no number for the mobile devices, publishes no weight or quantity for any drug, and does not describe the firearm: it does not say what kind of firearm it is, and it does not say whether it was loaded, restricted or prohibited.

A Separate Arrest on a Yukon Warrant

The release also reports that the Inuvik RCMP executed an arrest warrant on October 1 for Anthony Ashby, 27, of Ladysmith, British Columbia, who it says was “wanted in the Yukon on various charges, including breaking and entering, assault with a weapon, and robbery”. It says he “was taken into custody and transported back to Whitehorse”. Those Yukon offences are the counts on the outstanding warrant and are not charges arising from the October 3 searches; the release does not say that Mr. Ashby has been charged in the Northwest Territories, and it does not say where he was arrested. The release gives no issue date for that warrant, only the October 1 date on which it says the warrant was executed.

Mr. Dulay also had an outstanding warrant from Surrey, British Columbia, according to the release, which does not say what that warrant was for. Both men are presumed innocent, and the release reports no plea, trial or conviction for either.

Who Was Arrested, and What the Release Does Not Allocate

Counting the two addresses, the release accounts for five people arrested and four released without charges. It does not say which of the people arrested at either address are the two men it names, and this briefing does not assign either man to either address. Nor does the release say which address produced which seized item beyond the two lists quoted above, or tie the firearm, the cash or either charge against Mr. Dulay to any particular person or door. Those absences are recorded here rather than filled in.

Why This Sits on the Beat

The file is an RCMP territorial crime reduction investigation involving a B.C. man.

Iqbal Singh Dulay is charged and is presumed innocent until proven guilty; the offences named on the Yukon warrant for Anthony Ashby are allegations that have not been tested in court, and are not charges arising from the October 3 searches. Every allegation here is the RCMP’s, taken from its October 7 release, which is the source for the allegations and not the whole of the public record. No gang, outlaw motorcycle club, crime family, syndicate or cartel label has been applied, because the release applies none. The release mentions no publication ban.