Cochrane man charged in $150K fentanyl seizure
Posted Apr 28, 2025 11:30 am.
More than $150,000 worth of fentanyl and five guns have been seized from an apartment in Cochrane, Calgary police say.
Police say an investigation started in January after local authorities got a tip from the York Regional Police in Ontario about a drug trafficker in Calgary.
Officers investigated the suspect over a three month period and observed activity consistent with drug trafficking.
On April 16, Calgary police pulled over a vehicle in Crescent Heights and subsequently found 22 grams of fentanyl, 18 grams of crack cocaine and two cell phones.
A man was arrested without incident.
Officers then searched an apartment on 2 Avenue SW where they found a taser.
An apartment on 1 Avenue E in Cochrane was also searched as part of the investigation.
There, police found 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl, 11 grams of unknown pills, 161 grams of an unknown white powder, a loaded handgun, with a 3D-printed receiver and a Glock slide, which had been reported as lost in Ontario, a T81SA 7.62mm semi-automatic rifle, a brown SKS rifle, a black SKS rifle, a black Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun, approximately 1,170 rounds of ammunition, and two prohibited firearm magazines.
“The seizure of these drugs and firearms undoubtedly prevented significant harm to our community,” said Acting Staff Sgt. Jake Debolt of the CPS District 4 General Investigations Unit. “We remain committed to collaborating with all of our law enforcement partners to protect Calgarians from the devastating impacts of drug trafficking and the associated violence.”
Twenty-nine-year-old Jacob Seal of Cochrane is now charged with two counts each of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a prohibited device, and one count each of possession of a loaded prohibited firearm with ammunition and unauthorized possession of a firearm.
He was scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
Anyone with information related to suspected drug trafficking activity in Calgary is asked to call the police non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or submit a tip anonymously through CrimeStoppers.
