The North District Emergency Response Team, Prince George RCMP and the Problem-Oriented Policing Team executed a search warrant on Redwood Street on Tuesday, July 30.
Citizen staff reported seeing RCMP vehicles arrive at the scene around 11:30 a.m., after which officers blocked off the street.
Several loud bangs were heard during the incident. RCMP later confirmed they were flashbangs and smoke bombs, not gunshots.
An armoured vehicle was also brought in by the North District Emergency Response Team to assist in executing the warrant.
RCMP told The Citizen the warrant was executed under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. At least two individuals are believed to have been arrested at the scene.
Police have not released details about any arrests or whether illicit substances were seized at the time of writing.
The Citizen will update this story as more information becomes available.
