EDMONTON — A Red Deer couple is facing several charges after RCMP found what appears to be a cocaine conversion lab in the family’s Lancaster Green home earlier this month.
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) says the kitchen area was being used to convert cocaine to crack.
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RCMP found two young children in the home during their Nov. 4 search. The kids have since been removed. In addition to drug and firearms charges, their parents face one charge of causing a child to become drug-endangered.
During their search, investigators discovered more that $60,000 worth of drugs and seized the following:
- 415 grams of powder cocaine;
- 82 grams of crack cocaine;
- 76 grams of methamphetamine;
- 72 grams of marijuana;
- a Winchester rifle;
- $40,000 cash proceeds of crime;
- A Toyota Tundra truck and Honda sedan.
The parents are not being identified to protect their children’s identities.
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