Police in Lethbridge have taken another load of fentanyl off the streets and have charged three people with a number of drugs and weapons related charges.
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams executed a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of Bluefox Blvd. North on February 26 and seized more than 300 of the fake Oxycontin pills.
It’s the second bust of Fentanyl in as many weeks and police say in most cases it is being sold as and made to resemble OxyContin.
“ALERT is partnering with law enforcement agencies across the province to not only get fentanyl off the street, but create further awareness about just how deadly the drug is. Fentanyl has been linked to a number of overdose deaths,” said S/Sgt. Rod Klassen.
Grant Lamane, 24, Lawrance Kreutz, 21, and William Paksi, 23, are charged with a total of 20 drugs and weapons offences.
Police say the search of the home produced evidence consistent with drug trafficking, including:
- 301 fentanyl pills
- 14 grams of psilocybin “magic mushrooms”
- 136 grams of marihuana
- 90 illicit prescription pills
- Three long barrel firearms
- Replica handgun
- Ammunition
- $4,580 cash proceeds of crime
Police say the investigation specifically targeted Lethbridge men suspected of dealing fentanyl pills.
ALERT has seized more than 14,000 of the pills from across the province since April 2014.
