British Columbia RCMP announced they have arrested four individuals for selling hard drugs that were prescribed by doctors in Canada as per so-called “safe supply” policies.The RCMP stated the arrests came after a four-month investigation that included interprovincial drug trafficking including opioids, cocaine, and ​​ketamine.

“Most of the Hydromorphone pills are believed to be diverted prescription pills while several hundred are believed to be counterfeit and contain fentanyl,” their statement reads.

“Safer supply” is the legalized process of giving hard drug users free drugs—including highly addictive opioids—so they don’t use street drugs and accidentally kill themselves. The BC government first introduced the program 2021, while the federal Liberals launched related programs in 2020.