A 49-year-old Strathmore, Alta., man and a 22-year-old Strathmore woman face a combined total of more than 20 charges following an RCMP investigation into drug trafficking.
RCMP officials confirm a home in the 800 block of Brentwood Crescent, in the town east of Calgary, was searched on the afternoon of April 27, resulting in the seizure of:
- 17 grams of suspected cocaine;
- 70 grams of suspected fentanyl;
- 41 grams of suspected methamphetamine;
- Two .22 caliber semi-automatic handguns; and
- Roughly $8,000 in cash.
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According to Mounties, the estimated street value of the illicit drugs exceeds $18,000.
A man and woman were arrested in the parking lot of a Strathmore store earlier that day and were charged following the search.
David Vanderlaan’s 20 charges include drug possession, drug trafficking, weapons-related offences, breaching probation and breaking release conditions. RCMP confirm Vanderlaan was previously convicted on drug and firearm charges and he remains in custody ahead of his next court appearance.
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The 22-year-old Strathmore woman, whose name has not been released, faces three counts of trafficking a controlled substance.
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