In 2020, two separate Vancouver Police investigations into the production and trafficking of fentanyl in Vancouver led to multiple drug and firearm charges against Cody Casey. Two years later, and just two weeks before his trial, he cut off his court-imposed ankle monitoring bracelet and fled the country.
Sergeant Danielle Brock set out to find Casey and undertook an extraordinary investigation that spanned 14 countries.
She developed strong relationships with provincial, federal, and international agencies, and her unrelenting pursuit started to pay off in 2023 when she obtained an Interpol Red Notice requesting law enforcement worldwide locate and arrest Casey. He was also added to Canada’s Most Wanted Fugitive List, and a $100,000 reward was offered through the Bolo Program for information leading to his whereabouts.
Sergeant Brock tracked the fugitive to St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where she travelled in the fall of 2023. She missed him by mere hours, but returned to Vancouver with multiple investigative leads. The following year, she located Casey in Oman. He was arrested by the Royal Oman Police in October 2024.
After working with the RCMP and the Canadian government to seek extradition, Cody Casey was returned to Vancouver in April 2025.
For her exceptional work ethic and dedication in ensuring a high-level fentanyl producer and trafficker was brought to justice, Sergeant Danielle Brock was awarded the Chief Constable’s Commendation.
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