Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams in Lethbridge have arrested nine people and seized a mass quantity of drugs, guns, and stolen property during a bust last week.
ALERT teams, with the assistance of the Lethbridge Regional Police, executed two search warrants at an apartment building on February 20 connected to a suspected drug trafficking ring.
During the searches, authorities discovered:
- 170 grams of hard and soft cocaine
- 88 fentanyl pills
- 94 ecstasy pills
- 16 grams of methamphetamine
- 130 grams of a buffing agent
- $3,461 cash proceeds of crime
Police also found a Colt handgun, several other replica handguns, along with other weapons during the warrants.
A variety of stolen property was also found during the raid, including a 70 inch LED television. Authorities will be working to return those items to their rightful owners.
Jason Anthony Morin, 44, the target of the investigation is charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking (x 4)
- Possession of a controlled substance (x 2)
- Proceeds of crime (x 3)
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon
- Possession of stolen property (x 2)
- Breach of prohibited order (x 6)
Eight other people were arrested, but police are still working out charges.
The investigation is ongoing.