'A travelling pharmacopeia': More than $192K of drugs and cigarettes seized in downtown Calgary
Calgary police say a man and a woman were arrested following a 3-month investigation
Two people have been arrested and close to $200,000 worth of drugs and cigarettes seized in what Calgary police say was a three-month investigation into drug trafficking.
Police said the probe began after Crime Stoppers received a tip.
Starting in January, police said they started to observe activity that was consistent with trafficking at a southeast Calgary residence, as well as in a 2005 silver Buick Rendezvous they said was connected to the investigation.
Two individuals, a man and a woman, were arrested on April 4 after search warrants were executed.
Police seized the following items:
- 1,713 oxycodone pills
- 3,122 grams of dried cannabis
- 102 grams of hash
- 83 capsules of synthetic cannabis
- 80 grams of cocaine
- 141 grams of methamphetamine
- 50 grams and five capsules of fentanyl
- 1,178 grams of psilocybin
- 128 Xanax bars
- 519 cartons of illicit cigarettes
- $10,548 in cash
"This was a travelling pharmacopeia of drugs and cigarettes and a clear example of how police and the community can work together to put a stop to this kind of behaviour in our community. Thank you to the member of public who came forward with information," said Staff Sgt. Kurt Jacobs of the general investigations unit, in a release.