Mission RCMP Say a Convicted Fentanyl Trafficker Was Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison After a Crime Reduction Unit Investigation That Seized More Than 1.2 Kilograms of Fentanyl and Seven Firearms (Reported November 10, 2026)

MISSION, B.C. — The Mission RCMP says Richard Samplonius, 45, was sentenced to ten years in prison on September 10, 2026, after being convicted of various drug trafficking and firearms offences. The force says its Crime Reduction Unit began a targeted investigation in 2021 after traffic stops and drug seizures, and that officers stopped a black BMW in Mission on November 5, 2022 and arrested the driver, Samplonius, on two counts of trafficking a controlled substance. A search warrant executed at his residence the same day led to the seizure of more than 1.2 kilograms of fentanyl, crack cocaine, packaging materials and seven firearms, including handguns, shotguns and a fully automatic rifle, the force says. The BMW and more than $7,000 in cash were forfeited through British Columbia’s Civil Forfeiture Office. The force published its release on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, two months after the sentencing.

Legal status: Sentenced. The Mission RCMP says Samplonius was convicted of various drug trafficking and firearms offences and sentenced to ten years in prison on September 10, 2026.

The Crime Reduction Unit Investigation

According to the release, traffic stops and drug seizures led the Mission RCMP Crime Reduction Unit to begin a targeted investigation in 2021 into a group of several people believed to be involved in drug trafficking in Mission. The force says investigators also found evidence indicating the residence was being used to supply fentanyl to street-level dealers in Mission.

What the Release Says Was Seized

The Arrest, the Conviction and the Sentence

The release says Crime Reduction Unit officers stopped a black BMW in Mission on November 5, 2022 and arrested the driver, Samplonius, on two counts of trafficking a controlled substance. He was later convicted of various drug trafficking and firearms offences and, on September 10, 2026, was sentenced to ten years in prison, according to the force.

Inspector Ray Monsef, the officer in charge of the Mission RCMP, is quoted in the release saying, “We all know what a devastating impact fentanyl is having on so many communities.” The force says it hopes the conviction and jail sentence will serve as a deterrent to those involved in trafficking toxic drugs.

Richard Samplonius has been convicted and sentenced. The conviction, sentence and seizures reported here are those described by the Mission RCMP in its release of November 10, 2026. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.