Langley man gets 11.5-year sentence in Chilliwack drug and firearms bust

Tyler Missen of Langley has been sentenced to nearly 12 years after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and meth across three B.C. cities.

Langley man sentenced to 11½ years for drug trafficking and illegal firearms across three B.C. cities

A Langley man has been handed a sentence of 11½ years in prison after pleading guilty to running a drug trafficking operation across Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Langley, Vancouver Sun Crime reports.

Tyler Missen entered guilty pleas on drug trafficking charges and possession of illegal firearms following his arrest on June 29 by a joint police team led by the Chilliwack RCMP. Officers from the Langley RCMP, Abbotsford police and an emergency response team simultaneously raided three addresses that day, according to a Chilliwack RCMP news release.

Missen was formally charged three days after his arrest. Two other individuals detained during the same operation have not been charged.

Large drug, weapons and cash haul

At the time of the raids, police searched two homes — one in Abbotsford and one in Langley — as well as an Abbotsford storage locker. The searches turned up approximately 600 grams of methamphetamine, 4½ kilograms of cocaine, 3½ kilograms of fentanyl, two firearms, two vehicles and $45,000 in cash.

Missen was charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, along with two counts relating to illegal firearms and a further count of possessing a firearm contrary to a court-imposed ban. Police had begun investigating the operation in April, two months before the June raids.

His sentence, delivered last week, was reduced by credit for time already served in custody. Missen now has 10 years and 10 months remaining to serve.

"This sentence reflects the serious consequences associated with trafficking dangerous drugs and illegally possessing firearms," said Cpl. Stephan Mendela of the Chilliwack RCMP in a statement. Mendela added that the arrest had removed "significant quantities of harmful drugs" from the three communities.

Civil forfeiture proceedings underway

Authorities have also indicated they intend to seek a forfeiture order against property used for criminal activity or purchased with proceeds of crime.

Missen is contesting an earlier civil lawsuit filed by B.C.'s director of civil forfeiture, which seeks more than $41,000 seized by Abbotsford police following a traffic stop in May 2025. Abbotsford police allege Missen fled on a Harley Davidson motorcycle when stopped for a traffic check, and that a subsequent search of his person revealed 75 grams of methamphetamine and a drug pipe.

Four days after that incident, police detained and searched Missen again, finding more than $41,000 in cash and various amounts of drugs. They also seized the rental vehicle he was driving; a later search of that vehicle yielded additional illegal drugs. A subsequent search of his Abbotsford residence, the lawsuit states, uncovered further drugs, body armour, ammunition, drug trafficking paraphernalia and more cash. Missen was additionally charged with prohibited driving, as he was subject to a court order banning him from operating a vehicle.

A second forfeiture lawsuit, also filed in B.C. Supreme Court in Victoria, seeks the seizure of the 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle, which is registered in his wife's name. The director of civil forfeiture alleges that Missen's wife is an owner of convenience and that Missen is the true owner. That same lawsuit also seeks forfeiture of $26,000 seized from Missen.

Both Missen and his wife are contesting the forfeiture actions on constitutional grounds, arguing their Charter rights were violated during the searches. In his legal response, Missen has claimed the cash seized originated from a $100,000 gambling win.

None of the allegations in the civil proceedings have been proven in court.

Source: Vancouver Sun Crime