Members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams have arrested six people and seized over $50,000 in drugs after a bust on a north end home.
Working on information gathered from a previous police operation that targeted a home near an elementary school, officials were led to another home in the 1300 block of 23 Street N.
The house was searched by ALERT members and the following items were found inside:
- 526 grams of cocaine
- 22 grams of a buffing agent
- 15 oxycodone pills
- A replica firearm
- $3,340 cash as proceeds of crime
Six suspects were arrested and face a total of 14 charges:
- Abdual Kadir Salad, 20, of Calgary
- Mohammed Yusuf Isse, 26, of Ottawa
- Liban Mohamed Hassan, 31, of Calgary
- Hanad Warsame, 22, of Toronto
- Walter Courtoreille, 55, of Lethbridge
- Paul McCarthy, 37, of Lethbridge
Salad and Isse were charged in the initial investigation and released on bail. They both face breach of recognizance charges along with the new drug offences.
Warsame was also arrested on warrants in relation to a drug trafficking investigation in Yellowknife, NWT.
Anyone who suspects drug or gang activity in their community is directed to contact their local detachment or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
