Three charged in cross-border drug-trafficking conspiracy
Posted Jan 21, 2014 10:32 am.
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Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams said a joint investigation with the DEA has led to charges for three men in a cross-border drug conspiracy.
The bust was made in conjunction with their counterparts in the US.
Officials said the case dates back to October 2012, when an Alberta man was arrested during a traffic stop in Nevada with 45 kilograms of cocaine worth $4.5 million concealed in the a hidden compartment of a pickup truck.
The three are believed to be major cocaine distributors in Southern Alberta.
Investigators determined the drugs were headed for Calgary.
33-year-old Christopher Mark Scher, 37-year-old Michael Mirr Janecek and 31-year-old Steven Manuel Doporto have no prior history with police and are not believed to be connected to organized crime groups but are now facing several charges
ALERT plans to address the media Tuesday at 11 a.m.
