Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: April 5, 2016
• Invested on: June 23, 2017

In 2000, constables Kimberly Ashford, William Ng and Rico Wong, Corporal Darrel Gyorfi, Sergeant John MacDonald, and civilian member Leo Ma represented the RCMP within an international law enforcement team tracking heroin traffickers in Fiji. Their successful covert operation led to the capture of seven traffickers and the seizure of 350 kilograms of heroin destined for Canadian markets. Equally impressive, these members undertook their work during a political coup and in a hostile environment at great peril to themselves.