Christopher Eric Elson, 30, faces 29 drug and weapons-related charges.

Police are calling the operation the largest fentanyl pill seizure in Calgary’s history and one of the largest in the province.

New statistics show an increase of more than 40 per cent in the number of street drugs testing positive for fentanyl across the country this year compared to last, and experts are warning there has never been a more dangerous time to be a drug user in Canada.