Calgary police make record fentanyl seizure
CALGARY — Police in Calgary have made the largest seizure of fentanyl in the city’s history.
Police made a seizure of 35, 321 fentanyl pills with an estimated street value of $706,000, along with cocaine, heroin and weapons during a recent police operation. The seizure of fentanyl is one of the largest in the province, a Calgary Police news release states.
On Dec. 23, members of the members of the Strategic Enforcement Unit, with the assistance of Tactical Team members, executed search warrants on a home in the 2300 block of Richmond Road S.W., as well as on a nearby vehicle believed connected to the case. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Strathmore and had a stolen licence plate.
During the operation on the home, a man was found inside one of the bedrooms and was reaching for a shotgun when officers arrested him. A search of the home netted a stash of drugs and deadly weapons.