Seven people are facing charges following a drug raid in Medicine Hat.
Officers searched two homes on Ranchland Boulevard N.E. and Somerset Lane on Feb. 13, following the conclusion of a three-month-long investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT).
Among the items seized during the search were two SKS carbine rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition and a loaded 25-round magazine.
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“Both firearms were recently acquired through fraudulent means and one of the rifles already had its serial number defaced,” ALERT said in a news release.
- 375 grams of cocaine
- 4 grams of heroin
- 40 hydromorphine pills
- 1 fentanyl pill
- 20 grams of cannabis resin
- 2 grams of psilocybin
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Police laid a total of 41 drug and firearm offences against seven people, including:
- 21-year-old Dorian Bernhart
- 26-year-old Justin Tye
- 24-year-old Cole Lee
- 34-year-old Nathan Cooper
- 25-year-old Devin Petke
- 21-year-old Steven O’Nabigon
- 25-year-old Jamie Vorra
ALERT said additional charges and arrests are expected.
Members of the public who suspect drug or gang activity in their community can call local police, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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