Package interception at Calgary airport leads to $900K drug seizure, long list of charges for pair

Police have charged two Calgarians they say were the owners of a package full of drugs seized at the Calgary International Airport last month.

On Nov. 20, border authorities from Germany alerted the RCMP, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and the Calgary Police Service (CPS) that a shipment of drugs was set to arrive at YYC.

Police headed to the airport and with the help of the CBSA, found the package and seized it.

Officers worked to find the intended recipient of the package and found themselves at a home in Canyon Meadows.

A search warrant led to the seizure of 12.9 kg of ketamine, 89.2 g of hydromorphone, 26.4 g of cocaine, a loaded SR9 handgun, 9 mm ammunition, Canadian currency, and drug paraphernalia including packaging, weigh scale and buffing agent.

The drugs seized are worth an estimated $900,000.

Thirty-six-year-old Scott Sinclair Leier and 34-year-old Kelly Corinne Robinson have each been charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, one count of importing narcotics, one count of possession of the proceeds of crime, one count of hazardous storage of a firearm, one count of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, one count of unauthorized possession of a restricted weapon, and one count of possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition.

The pair are expected to make an appearance in a Calgary courtroom Wednesday.

“This investigation demonstrates the critical importance of collaboration between policing agencies and our partners at the border. By working together, we were able to intercept a significant shipment of narcotics before it could reach our streets,” said District 2 A Staff  Sgt. Kerry Parsons. “Removing over $900,000 worth of drugs, along with a loaded firearm from circulation is a major step in protecting our community from the violence and harm that often accompany organized drug trafficking.”

Anyone with information related to suspected drug trafficking activity happening in the city is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or tip anonymously through CrimeStoppers.