After two investigations by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team, more than 40,000 grams of methamphetamine was removed from the streets along with other drugs, money, weapons and an SUV. rice field. (ALERT) Calgary.
Two police operations known as 'Cairo' and 'The Crucible' are said to be involved in the seizure of $3 million worth of drugs.
Operation Cairo was completed the week of his 20th July at his two homes near Coventry Hills.
- 2 handguns
- 12,609 grams of methamphetamine
- 1,201 grams of fentanyl powder
- 3,000 tablets of fentanyl
- 412 grams of cocaine
- $1,025
} ALERT According to the news release, both handguns were loaded, one of which was equipped with a prohibited overcapacity magazine. Police said the gun would be submitted for forensic examination and ballistics analysis.
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Martina Valentini, 37, was arrested along with Calgary natives Emily Hai, 22, and Ricardo Smith, 51, and charged with dozens of drugs. and facing firearms-related charges.
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Meanwhile, Operation Crucible ended a week later on her July 28th. Southwest. Police, who raided the homes of the Thorncliffe and Spruce Cliff communities, say they seized the following: The SUV was equipped with a hidden hydraulic compartment in which one of the handguns was placed. The vehicle will be sent to the state civil forfeiture office.
Matthew Allen, 33, and her 18-year-old Kinnan Ackerall, both from Calgary, were arrested. Police did not say what charges the two men were charged with.
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ALERT ranks the stimulant seizures among the largest in the organization's history. In 2021-2022, his statewide ALERT teams combined seized 71.5 kilograms of meth, and the year before he seized 38.2 kilograms.
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