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Edmonton Police make largest fentanyl pill seizure in Canadian history

Jul 28, 2017 | 1:25 PM

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Police Service have made the largest fentanyl pill seizure in Canadian history after dismantling a large drug trafficking operation earlier this month.

Members of the Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement unit conducted a search warrant on an Edmonton home on July 5, following an investigation which started in March.

A total of 67,000 fentanyl pills were seized from the home.

Police conducted searches of three more homes in Edmonton, and a fourth home in Sturgeon County, with the help of the RCMP. In the Sturgeon County home, a fentanyl pill processing lab was located. Alberta Health Services has deemed the home unfit for human habitation as a result of the investigation.

At the conclusion of the investigation, police seized a total of 130,000 fentanyl pills, with an estimated street value of $3.9 million. Police also seized four ounces of carfentanil,, 658 grams of fentanyl laced powders, 834 packages of cannabis extract, 2.4 kilograms of cocaine, 1.8 kilograms of methamphetamine and 100 kilograms of buffing agents.

The remaining drugs seized have an estimated street value of $368,000.

In addition, more than $1 million in cash, four large cement mixers, two pill presses, and a 2001 Ford F-150 with a hidden compartment were seized

The file still remains under investigation, and Edmonton police have not yet released any names.