ALERT bust nets drugs, cash and vehicles; five suspects facing charges
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By Herald on January 28, 2021.
Ten firearms and nearly a quarter million dollars’ worth of drugs, cash, and vehicles have been seized following a series of search warrants in Lethbridge. Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams raided five homes and arrested five suspected drug dealers.
ALERT Lethbridge’s organized crime team concluded a lengthy drug trafficking investigation by searching five Lethbridge homes on January 21, 2021. Lethbridge Police Service helped with the searches and arrests.
“Organized crime harms our communities, and drug trafficking breeds violence, addiction, and ancillary crimes. This investigation is further testament to ALERT’s success in working alongside our partner agencies to disrupt and dismantle organized crime,” said ALERT CEO Supt. Dwayne Lakusta in a press release.
36 milliliters of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB); 826 tabs of LSD; $159,000 cash. The seized firearms which included a prohibted handgun, two shotguns, and seven rifles will be subject of forensic analysis. The cash and vehicles will be sent to the provincial civil forfeiture office for review. Police allege the suspects were part of a group supplying drugs throughout Lethbridge and the surrounding area. “Organized crime harms our communities, and drug trafficking breeds violence, addiction, and ancillary crimes, said ALERT CEO Supt. Dwayne Lakusta. This investigation is further testament to ALERT’s success in working alongside our partner agencies to disrupt and dismantle organized crime.