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2 teens charged after RCMP seize kilo of pot along with coke, heroin and $50K from northwest Alberta homes

A loaded handgun was seized, along with a variety of different street drugs, when police executed search warrants at two homes in Grande Prairie, Alta. on Aug. 24, 2018. Supplied by Grande Prairie RCMP

After police discovered a variety of different drugs — including more than a kilogram of marijuana and 122 grams of cocaine — and $50,000 in cash at a pair of Grande Prairie, Alta. homes last week, two teens from the northwestern Alberta city are facing a dozen charges between them.

The drugs and money were seized on Friday, police said. The Grande Prairie RCMP Drug Unit, with help from other law enforcement agencies, executed a search warrant where the illegal drugs were found and arrested both men.

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In a news release issued on Wednesday, police said the drug bust resulted in the seizure of the following items:

  • a loaded handgun
  • 122 grams of cocaine
  • about one kilogram of marijuana
  • 24 grams of heroin
  • 62 tabs of LSD
  • 28 tablets of OxyContin
  • a “small amount” of fentanyl
  • over $50,000

Zachery Edwards-Swanson, 18, has been charged with four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime, unsafe storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of a restricted firearm.

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Blake Burrows, 19, has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime, possession of a controlled substance and obstructing a police officer.

Burrows and Edwards-Swanson made court appearances in Grande Prairie on Wednesday.

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