Cash confiscated by LPS during June 7, 2022 arrest. (Photo: Lethbridge Police Service)

By David Opinko

Lethbridge Police make largest fentanyl bust in city’s history

Jun 9, 2022 | 5:13 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A Calgary woman has been arrested by the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) in a significant drug trafficking case.

On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, officers arrested a woman without incident on the 700 block of 13 Street North after observing activities consistent with drug trafficking.

LPS then executed a search warrant at a home on the 3500 block of 20 Avenue South.

Police seized approximately $126,000 worth of drugs including 478 grams of fentanyl, 200 grams of methamphetamine, 260 grams of cocaine, and 550 grams of illegal cannabis.

Members also confiscated $49,300 in cash.

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In a media release from LPS on June 8, the police service says this was the largest single seizure of fentanyl in Lethbridge to date.

“This is significant given that Government of Alberta data indicates 37 people died due to fatal opioid overdose in Lethbridge in the first quarter of 2022,” reads a media release from LPS.

READ MORE: Lethbridge records 37 drug overdose deaths in Q1 2022

Du Thuy An Tran, 28, of Calgary, is charged with four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, one count of proceeds of crime over $5,000, and one count of possession of cannabis for the purpose of unlawfully distributing.

Tran was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on June 23, 2022.

Drugs confiscated by LPS during June 7, 2022 arrest. (Photo: Lethbridge Police Service)