Five arrested following drug trafficking investigation
MEDICINE HAT, AB — Four Medicine Hat residents and one man from Calgary are facing numerous drug and weapons charges following an investigation from the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) into the city’s methamphetamine trade.
ALERT Medicine Hat, along with members of the Medicine Hat Police Service and RCMP, made the arrests on January 6 following a search of a downtown apartment suite.
Police seized an estimated $4,500 worth of methamphetamine, a Colt Python handgun, brass knuckles, pepper spray, material consistent with drug trafficking and $820 in cash. The handgun is a prohibited weapon and was not lawfully possessed by the accused.
The five arrested are facing a total of 31 charges.