Organized crime investigators have arrested and charged an alleged fentanyl dealer after officers with Alberta’s Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) seized more than one and a half kilograms of fentanyl from a Calgary home.
ALERT said the investigation began in December 2024 after officers received a tip about drug trafficking activities in the city.
On Feb. 6, 2025, officers seized 1,547 grams of fentanyl from an apartment in the Beltline, worth an estimated $150,000 if sold at street value.
They also seized 49 grams of suspected benzodiazepine, which is often used as a fentanyl buffing agent, and $17,550 in cash.
The accused was arrested during a traffic stop near his home.
He has been charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.
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