A Victoria man accused of running a sophisticated dark web drug operation has been extradited back to Canada after allegedly fleeing the country.
A second suspect connected to the case remains missing.
According to RCMP, a four-year investigation into a nationwide drug trafficking network has led to multiple charges against 29-year-old Isaac Oliveira Scott.
Federal investigators travelled to Germany to escort Scott back to Canada after he was arrested there in February.
Police say he had been the subject of a Canada-wide warrant and an Interpol Red Notice.
The investigation began in December 2022, when authorities uncovered a group allegedly using cryptocurrency, the dark web and Canada Post to distribute illegal drugs and counterfeit fentanyl pills across the country.
In February 2024, investigators executed a search warrant at a Lower Mainland residence, seizing fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, stolen firearms, ammunition, fraudulent identification documents and cash.
Scott was arrested at the time but later released as the investigation continued.
Police believe he left Canada in May 2025, before charges were officially laid.
In October 2025, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada approved 11 charges against Scott, including five counts of trafficking in a controlled substance, one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking and five firearms-related offences.
“This investigation was remarkably complex,” said RCMP spokesperson Cpl. James Bennett.
“The suspect went to great lengths to shield identities by hiding behind the dark web. It was a sophisticated enterprise that shipped all manner of illicit drugs across the country.”
A second man charged in the same investigation, 28-year-old Treshaun Thompson of Victoria, remains missing.
Last year, VicPD issued multiple pleas to the public to help locate Thompson who disappeared.
Thompson was last seen on September 9th, 2025, in the Rockland neighbourhood, and his disappearance is still under investigation by the Victoria Police Department.
Police say there is currently no confirmed link between the drug investigation and Thompson’s disappearance.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about Thompson’s whereabouts to contact VicPD’s report desk at (250) 995-7654 and reference file number 2025-37262.
