RCMP say a large police presence in downtown Surrey, B.C., on Sunday was related to the arrest of a man wanted on 11 charges.
Police had been looking for Arandeep Gill since the 34-year-old failed to turn up for a court appearance on Feb. 9.
He was wanted on eight charges in Surrey, including assault and assault with a weapon, as well as three charges in Langley including possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Mounties along with the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team, the Surrey gang unit, a K9 unit and crisis negotiators were involved in the arrest at a home in the 10400 block of University Drive.
Gill remains in police custody pending a court appearance.
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