EDMONTON – The Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement (EDGE) Unit has seized the largest amount of marijuana from a single investigation in the city’s history and has charged four people with a number of drug related crimes.
EDGE executed search warrants at three Edmonton homes, resulting in the seizure of 440 lbs of marijuana and a total of $265,000 in cash.
Police seized numerous other drugs, including: ketamine, MDMA, GHB, mushrooms, hash, and oxycodone.
The total drug value seized is estimated at $1.29 million.
A 29-year-old male and 26-year-old female have been charged with seven counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. They’ve also been charged with two counts of causing a child to be drug endangered under the Drug Endangered Children’s Act and in need of protective services under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act.
The names of the man and woman can’t be released because two children related to the adults were removed from one of the homes where the search warrants were executed (an apartment in the area of Clareview Station Drive).
The ages of the children are seven and eight.
“During our investigation it came to light that there were children living there, probably a week within us executing our search warrants,” explained Staff Sgt. Carlos Cardoso, EDGE Unit. “Certainly, when we see that it’s extremely alarming to us, especially with the amount of drugs that were there, the type of drugs that were there and the easy access that these children could have had.”
Felix Aw, 31, has been charged with 17 counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and illegally possessing body armour.
Robert Jeffery Kuspira, 36, has been charged with four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
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