CALGARY – Police have taken one person into custody following the discovery of an alleged drug manufacturing lab in the community of New Brighton.
Officers executed a search warrant on a home in the 100 block of New Brighton Circle S.E. at around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15. Police seized chemicals and a pill press from inside the front attached garage.
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The RCMP Clandestine Lab Enforcement and Response (CLEAR) Team was called in to investigate.
“There is no immediate public safety risk to homes in the surrounding area,” said police in a Friday news release.
Investigators said it will take a number of weeks for Health Canada to analyze the chemicals and confirm which substances were being manufactured.
Charges are pending.
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