Drug Cases

Summary: Pleading guilty to a drug trafficking offence in Alberta will likely result in a jail sentence. The starting point for a trafficking offence in Alberta for Cocaine is 3 years, for a person without a criminal record. X.X. pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking offence expecting that he would receive a house arrest sentence. When it came time to …

Summary: Pleading guilty to a drug trafficking offence in Alberta will likely result in a jail sentence. The starting point for a trafficking offence in Alberta for Cocaine is 3 years, for a person without a criminal record. X.X. pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking offence expecting that he would receive a house arrest sentence. When it came time to …

Summary of Allegations: The Calgary Police Service received multiple complaints regarding a vehicle that was driving erratically and running stop signs. The driver was also observed exiting his vehicle and behaving strangely. The police ultimately tracked down the vehicle and followed it to make their own observations. The police observed that the vehicle was driving dangerously, changing lanes frequently, speeding, …

Summary of Allegations: In this case, the police were conducting surveillance in a high-drug-use area during the COVID lockdown. They observed a vehicle that had a license plate that was registered to a residence in another part of the city. They also observed an occupant, who they believed fit a drug trafficker profile. The police officers followed the vehicle and …

Summary of Allegations: This file started as a result of an Operation targeting drug traffickers in Calgary bars. During the course of undercover operations at a popular downtown Calgary bar, the police obtained a cell phone number to purchase drugs from. The police contacted the phone number on a multitude of occasions and purchased drugs from a number of people. …

Summary of Allegations: Members of GET (“Gang enforcement team”) were assigned to investigate X.X. who was purported to be involved in gang-related activity and violence in Calgary, AB. During the course of the investigation, X.X. was observed engaging in activity with other individuals suspected to be part of organized crime in Calgary. Through surveillance, members of GET and STRIKE continued …

Summary of Allegations: X.X. was charged with a multitude of drug trafficking, proceeds of crime, and weapons related offences that culminated following a lengthy drug investigation by the Lethbridge Police Service. This was a surveillance-based investigation that was initiated following the receipt of a number of confidential informant tips that X.X. was trafficking narcotics. The investigation spanned several weeks. During …

Summary of Allegations: This was a case of a significant amount of cocaine being seized from a residence in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The RCMP Alert Division commenced an investigation into a drug trafficking organization in Fort McMurray, Alberta following the receipt of a confidential informant tip. It was alleged that the organization used drug traffickers from other cities, who would …