Richmond RCMP travelled more than 400 kilometres to Oliver, B.C., to arrest a woman wanted on multiple charges of fraud across the province.
Erica Esquieres, 26, has been a fugitive and is facing more than 26 charges, including 15 in Richmond.
The charges range from identity theft, forgery to credit card fraud, according to provincial court records. 聽
According to the Mounties鈥� press release, a team of Richmond RCMP officers acted on several investigative tips before setting out to Oliver.
鈥淪imilar to historical excursions of the Mounties of old, tales of long treks across snow-covered landscapes tracking and arresting a fugitive on the run still holds true in present day,鈥� reads the release.
Esquieres was arrested on the morning of Jan. 3 in the 7000-block of Tuc-el-Nuit Drive, near to Tuc-el-Nuit Lake, in Oliver.
According to Sgt. Gene Hsieh, with Richmond RCMP鈥檚 organized crime unit, at the time of arrest, Esquieres remained 鈥渢rue to form鈥� and attempted to deceive officers to avoid capture.
Hsieh added that officers on the arrest team were 鈥渜uite familiar with Esquieres and her modus operandi.鈥�
Esquieres is being held in Oliver pending a transfer to Richmond Friday and is scheduled to appear in Richmond Provincial Court that day.
鈥淪he was one of our most-wanted suspects. We were highly motivated in locating her whereabouts and ensuring she be returned to stand trial,鈥� said Hsieh.
鈥淥fficers from our property crime unit and our economic crime unit made up the arrest team, and welcomed this chain of events to start off the New Year.鈥�
