By LNN Staff

42-year-old suspect

Man charged in alleged drug trafficking between Calgary and Lethbridge

Mar 17, 2026 | 2:13 PM

Charges have been laid against a Calgary man suspected of trafficking drugs between Calgary and Lethbridge.

In April 2025, the Cochrane RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with assistance from RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region, began investigating a male suspected of trafficking drugs between the two cities.

Then on Feb. 26, 2026, Mounties located a vehicle associated with the suspect at a known problem address on Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Police say the vehicle was subsequently towed after the registered owner claimed it had been taken without consent. 

Through continued investigation, Cochrane CRU confirmed that the suspect was actively involved in drug trafficking within the Stoney Nakoda First Nation community. According to Mounties, investigators utilized several techniques which ultimately led officers to a storage locker in Airdrie. 

Police confirmed that the storage locker belonged to the suspect, and on March 9, 2026, RCMP executed a search warrant on the storage locker. During the search, investigators say they seized approximately 1.4 kilos of controlled substances. Mounties say the suspect, however, was not present at the time of the search. 

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On March 11, 2026, police say the suspect attended a tow yard in Cochrane where the previously towed vehicle from Stoney Nakoda First Nation was stored. Officers with Cochrane RCMP, General Investigation Section (GIS) and CRU, with assistance from Southern Alberta District GIS, established covert surveillance on the suspect. 

Mounties say additional resources were deployed to assist, including the Emergency Response Team, RCMP Police Dog Services and Calgary Police Services HAWCS, however, the suspect allegedly exited his vehicle and began walking away while carrying a bag.

RCMP say officers moved in quickly and were able to safely apprehend him. According to police, a search of the bag incidental to arrest resulted in the additional seizure of 2.7 kilos of suspected drugs. 

In total, investigators allegdly seized: 

• 581.2 grams of suspected fentanyl;
• 1041 grams of suspected cocaine;
• 2472.4 grams of suspected methamphetamine;
• 2.2 grams of suspected carfentanil; and
• $6798 of Canadian currency.

According to RCMP, the estimated street value of the drugs seized is approximately $450,000. 

A 42-year-old male resident of Calgary, has been charged with the following: 

• Possession for the Purposes of Trafficking Cocaine (x2);
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Fentanyl (x2); and
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Methamphetamine (x2).

After a Judicial Interim Release Hearing, RCMP say the suspect was remanded into custody for an upcoming court appearance in Calgary.