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Edmonton man charged after nearly $150K in drugs seized in Lethbridge

Drugs and cash seized during the March 23 search of a northside Lethbridge home that resulted in charges against an Edmonton man. (LPS) Drugs and cash seized during the March 23 search of a northside Lethbridge home that resulted in charges against an Edmonton man. (LPS)
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A 19-year-old man from Edmonton faces charges in connection with the seizure of hundreds of grams of fentanyl and cocaine from a home in Lethbridge.

Lethbridge Police Service officials say Dehandre Mabior Sayed was arrested Thursday as part of an investigation that resulted in a significant drug seizure in the city's northside.

The search yielded:

  • 625 grams of fentanyl with an estimated street value of $112,000;
  • 400 grams of cocaine with an estimated street value of $37.000;
  • Narcotic medications;
  • More than $3,100 in cash; and
  • A vehicle.

According to LPS, Sayed is believed to have been supplying drugs to Lethbridge dealers.

Sayed has been charged with:

  • Two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking; and
  • Possession of the proceeds of crime.

As of Friday morning, he remained in custody ahead of his release hearing.

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