Edmonton police seize more than $1.2M in street drugs after months-long investigation
The Edmonton Police Service says more than 66 kilograms of drugs have been seized in a large-scale drug investigation in central Edmonton that started last December.
During the investigation, police became aware of three people who were involved in inter-provincial drug trafficking, including bringing drugs in and out of Alberta and distributing them in central Edmonton.
Investigators believe the drugs were stored in a high-rise apartment in Edmonton.
On May 9, a warrant was executed at three homes and four vehicles.
Police found:
- 55.7 kilograms of methamphetamine, worth approximately $250,650;
- 8.7 kilograms of cocaine, worth approximately $696,000;
- 2.5 kilograms of fentanyl, worth approximately $300,000;
- 83.5 grams of heroin, worth approximately $28,400;
- 20 kilograms of buffing agent;
- five handguns, three of which were loaded at the time of seizure and two of which had defaced serial numbers. Two were also reported stolen in Saskatchewan and Alberta, while one originated from the U.S.;
- four vehicles with hidden compartments; and
- approximately $20,000 in various currencies.
A total of 38 drug and firearms charges were laid against three people.
“This investigation is believed to be one of the largest, if not the largest, seizure of controlled substances in EPS history,” Staff Sgt. David Paton said in a news release. “Intercepting this huge volume of extremely harmful street drugs before they wreak havoc in our city is a rewarding outcome for our investigators.”
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