Calgary Fentanyl

• Wholesale fentanyl trafficker, former Calgary mayoral candidate sentenced to 17 years

  A former Calgary mayoral candidate has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after he was caught with a kilogram of high-potency fentanyl.

  Crime

  Oct 29, 2021
  
• 3 charged after firearms and more than $19K in drugs seized by Calgary police

  Three men are facing a total of 22 charges after police seized drugs, firearms and cash.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2020
  
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• 250k pills found in Calgary apartment are Canada’s largest fentanyl seizure: police

  Project Coyote resulted in a record-breaking seizure of cocaine and fentanyl, police said.

  Crime

  Nov 13, 2019
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• Calgary father loses son to overdose, says police declined to take evidence

  A Calgary father grieving the death of his son was shocked when police declined to take evidence he believed could lead to an arrest.

  Oct 14, 2019
• Calgary police seize millions worth of ‘highly potent’ fentanyl

  Investigators are still working to determine the origin and intended destination of the drugs seized as they continue their investigation. 

  Crime

  Apr 12, 2019
• Calgary police arrest 32 in meth-related trafficking investigation

  Calgary police have arrested 32 people after a weeks-long drug trafficking investigation.

  Crime

  Jan 10, 2019
• Calgarians share stories of the ‘many paths’ from addiction to recovery

  The sixth annual Recovery Day was held at Poppy Plaza and featured speakers who have gone through the struggles of addiction and recovery.

  Health

  Sep 9, 2018
• Alberta paramedics warn of dangers of possible fentanyl stickers

  An Alberta Paramedic Association Facebook post about the potentially deadly discovery shows pink and yellow-coloured stickers printed with images of letters and numbers inside a biohazard bag.

  Health

  Aug 24, 2017
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• Calgarians demand action to stop spike in fentanyl deaths

  Jessica Holtsbaum lost her brother Nathan Huggins-Rosenthal to a fentanyl overdose last February.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2017
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• Calgary firefighters use naloxone kits 45 times in 6 weeks

  In the six weeks since members of the Calgary Fire Department began carrying naloxone kits, they have been used 45 times.

  Health

  Feb 2, 2017