Kelowna man arrested after more than $375,000 worth of drugs seized

KELOWNA — A Kelowna man has been arrested, along with five people from Edmonton, following the seizure of more than $375,000 worth of drugs in Edmonton last Thursday. An integrated team of sheriffs, police and RCMP members executed search warrants in two Edmonton homes in the drug bust that has Okanagan ties.

“During the short-term investigation [police] learned that the Edmonton-based drug trafficking group was linked to drug suppliers in Kelowna,” says Mike Tucket with the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). “The search warrants coincided with a drug shipment being transported to an Edmonton home.

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He says the drugs seized included 423 grams of cocaine, 16 kilograms of a buffing agent, 488 grams of MDMA, 568 fentanyl pills, 24 kilograms of marijuana and 20 grams of psilocybin.

“Three vehicles were seized along with $29,960 in cash,” says Tucker. “The vehicles and cash proceeds of crime will be forfeited to the province’s Civil Forfeiture Office.

Tucker says the accused, including 39-year-old Blair Seabrook from Kelowna, are facing a total 15 drug-related offences.