More than $100,000 in drugs seized from Medicine Hat hotel room, suspect arrested

Aug 18, 2022 | 10:43 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – One person was arrested and more than $100,000 worth of drugs was seized after a Medicine Hat hotel room was searched last week.

ALERT says its Medicine Hat organized crime team and Medicine Hat Police Service made the seizure and arrest on August 11, 2022 after criminal intelligence was shared between the two partner agencies concerning suspected drug trafficking activity in the region.

A search warrant was executed at a hotel in Ross Glen, resulting in the seizure of 242 grams of fentanyl, 252 grams of methamphetamine and 423 grams of cocaine.

The drugs have an estimated street value of $106,000.

Staff Sergeant Ryan Thorburn with ALERT Medicine Hat said, “Our agencies work in tandem to keep Medicine Hat safe and take harmful drugs off the street.”

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“This is a large amount of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine to take out of circulation, and in doing so also hold a drug dealer accountable,” Thorburn stated.

37-year-old Mathew Hillier, 37 was arrested and charged with:

Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking
Possession of stolen property
Obstructing a peace officer
Failure to comply with a release order

Hillier is scheduled to appear in court on August 18, 2022.

by Chris Brown / CHAT News Today