Downtown Calgary drug-trafficking investigation leads to weapons, drugs seized

Two men have been charged and several weapons have been seized following a drug-trafficking investigation in Downtown Calgary.

Last month, the Calgary Police District 1 Operations Team began investigating a suspected drug trafficker. Through that investigation, police saw consistent activity coming from a building along 14 Avenue SE.

On Tuesday, April 5 police executed a search warrant on the property and found two men inside, along with several loaded firearms, stolen high-end bikes, and more than $70,000 in illicit drugs.

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“Drug trafficking is never done in isolation. It often involves the use of weapons and violence, while being connected to property crime, such as break and enters and theft. Information from the public is critical to our success in identifying and locating the source of such activity,” said District 1 Staff Sgt. Kurt Jacobs in a release.

Seized from the location were:

• A Loaded Glock handgun and ammunition;
• .22 caliber rifle with ammunition;
• A variety of gun parts for several additional handguns;
• $5,200 in cash;
• 150.3 grams of fentanyl;
• 500.9 grams of methamphetamine;
• Small amounts of cannabis, MDMA, ketamine and shatter;
• Approx. $10,000 worth of stolen property from a previously reported break-in at a hobby gaming store.

The two men now face a list of drug and firearm-related charges.