2 charged in connection with bust in Medicine Hat, Alta.
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Authorities have arrested two people, including "a repeat offender" who was out on bail, and seized a quantity of drugs and several weapons as a result of an investigation last week.
On May 9, members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's organized crime unit in Medicine Hat executed a search warrant on an apartment unit with the assistance of the Medicine Hat Police Service.
Officers seized the following during the operation:
- 619 grams of methamphetamine;
- 42 grams of fentanyl;
- 10 grams of cocaine;
- 140 pills of Oxycodone; and
- $960 in Canadian cash.
ALERT says the estimated value of the drugs is $50,000.
Police also found a sawed-off shotgun, two replica firearms, ammunition and a conducted energy weapon, which resembled a flashlight.
Investigators say they are looking into how one of the suspects, who is bound by a lifetime firearms prohibition, came to be in possession of the shotgun.
"This is a repeat offender and was out on bail when we began our investigation. He is bound by a lifetime firearm prohibition, and his involvement in the drug trade puts the community at risk," said Staff Sgt. Ryan Thorburn, ALERT, in a statement.
Justin Crawford, 40, and Melissa Andrews, 40, were arrested and face a number of drug and firearm-related charges.
They both remain in custody.
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