Brooks RCMP seize suspected cocaine, counterfeit opioids in drug trafficking investigation

Jul 31, 2026 | 2:58 PM

Brooks RCMP say a months-long drug trafficking investigation has led to the seizure of suspected cocaine, counterfeit opioids and prescription painkillers, along with charges against a 56-year-old Brooks resident.

The investigation began in February after police received information about suspected cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking in the city.

Brooks RCMP General Duty and General Investigation Section officers worked with the Alberta Sheriff Surveillance Team, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams and other RCMP support units during the investigation, which police say uncovered evidence of drug trafficking in and around Brooks.

With assistance from the Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit, Brooks RCMP and RCMP Police Dog Services, executed simultaneous search warrants at a home, detached garage, storage locker and vehicle in the city on July 23.

Police seized about 300 counterfeit oxycodone pills, weighing 172 grams, suspected to contain N-propionitrile chlorphine, 60 grams of cocaine and 97 Supeudol tablets containing oxycodone hydrochloride.

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Fifty-six-year-old Doris Meilleur of Brooks is charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.

Meilleur was released following a judicial interim release hearing and is scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Brooks on Sept. 9.

“This police operation resulted in the removal of various illicit, potent, and manufactured drugs from the community,” Cpl. Aaron Lagace of the Brooks RCMP General Investigation Section said in a release.

Lagace said the suspected N-propionitrile chlorphine is believed to have a potency comparable to, or greater than, fentanyl, making the seizure significant in preventing potential overdoses.

Brooks RCMP are asking anyone with information about suspected drug trafficking to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

by Jett Schwaier

Brooks RCMP seize suspected cocaine, counterfeit opioids in drug trafficking investigation

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