The Edmonton Police Service Northwest Division has charged seven people in relation to an investigation which yielded $94,000 in various drugs, firearms and paraphernalia seized over the weekend.
On Friday, May 20, 2016, the Northwest Division Special Project Team obtained grounds to execute search warrants at five residences in the city’s north end, in relation to an ongoing investigation. The seized items, with a street value more than $94,000, include:
- Over 600 grams of methamphetamine (street value of over $42,000)
- 632 fentanyl pills (street value of over $22,000)
- 205 grams of shatter (street value of over $14,000)
- Over 150 oxycodone pills and various quantities of crack cocaine, mushrooms and GHB
- Buffing agents
- Sawed off shotgun and an airsoft gun
- Cash proceeds of crime
$94,000 in seized drugs, firearms and paraphernalia
“We are very happy with the outcome of this investigation,” says Sgt. Colin Hughan with Northwest Division. “This seizure allowed us to remove a significant amount of meth off the streets, along with one of the most dangerous drugs we are seeing today – that being fentanyl.”
Seven adults are facing a total of 45 charges which include drug-related, firearms and stolen property offences.