85K of drugs seized in Calgary bust, 2 charged
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Calgary police have charged two people in connection with a trafficking investigation that saw more than $85,000 in illegal drugs seized.
Police launched the month-long investigation in January, after a tip from the public about drug trafficking at multiple locations throughout the city and in surrounding rural communities.
On Monday, police searched a home in the 3000 block of Sarcee Road S.W., seizing the following:
- 1.1 kilograms of cocaine;
- 113 grams of crack cocaine;
- 477 grams of methamphetamine;
- 98 grams of fentanyl;
- 277 grams of psilocybin;
- 10 tabs of LSD, and
- 121 grams of MDMA.
Police also seized a handgun and five replica firearms.
Dana Christopher Sutherland, 40, and Alyssa Lee Beauchamp, 25, are both facing numerous drugs and weapons-related charges.
They are scheduled to appear in court on March 4.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 403-266-1234.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers.
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