Calgary police have arrested more than a dozen people and seized millions of dollars worth of drugs after a year-long investigation.

A total of 80 kilograms of cocaine was seized in bust, along with five guns, and 330 thousand dollars in cash.

Police say the drugs alone have a street value of eight million dollars.

Investigators targeted an organized crime network that was shipping cocaine from B-C to Alberta.

Police say the drugs were smuggled in hidden compartments in vehicles and driven into Alberta.

The investigation involved a number of different police departments including Cranbrook and Osoyoos RCMP.

Facing number drug-related charges are:

  • Christian Balmore ZEPEDA, 37, of Calgary
  • An Xuan NGO, 27, of Calgary
  • Thuan Xuan NGO, 33, of Calgary
  • Duncan Howard BAILEY, 24, of Calgary
  • Kayla Elizabeth WRIGHT, 24, of Calgary
  • Kevin James WAMBOLT, 23, of Calgary
  • Anthony Raymond MIDDLEKOOP, 25, of Calgary
  • Carlos Enrique AGUIRRE, 41, of Calgary
  • Roberto Stanley OLMEDO-RAJO, 26, of Surrey, B.C.
  • Leopoldo Fernando Rojo BELTRAN, 34, of Calgary
  • Miguel Ernesto RIVAS FRANCO, 28, of Calgary
  • Alycia Lynn FAITHFUL-LEBRUN, 26, of Calgary

Two people, Faithful Lebrun and Rivas Franco, are also charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine.