Two people were arrested and police seized two pounds of suspected methamphetamine, over 80 suspected Dilaudid pills and a small bag of suspected cocaine on West Coast Road on Thursday.
The arrests followed a report to Sooke RCMP about possible drug activity in a parking lot in the 6700-block of West Coast Road.
Police went to the site and found two people who matched the descriptions that had been provided.
A 58-year-old Esquimalt man and a 48-year-old woman of no fixed address were taken into custody, and a subsequent search found the drugs.
“The prompt arrests of those individuals were possible due to the watchful eye of a concerned citizen,” said Staff Sgt. Greg Willcocks, Sooke RCMP detachment commander.
The two were released pending a court date.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call Sooke RCMP at 250-642-5241.
