Canada-wide warrant issued in connection to million-dollar drug bust in Edmonton

Jan 11, 2023 | 11:11 AM

EDMONTON, AB – Law enforcement officials are seeking a final suspect who is believed to be connected to a drug trafficking operation.

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) says four suspects have been arrested, but a fifth, David Nguyen, 31, of Edmonton, is still wanted. ALERT did not provide a photo or description of Nguyen.

Officers laid a total of 30 charges against the five suspects in connection to a drug bust on November 18, 2021.

Between the searches of three homes in Edmonton and vehicle stops in Red Deer and Whitecourt, ALERT claims to have confiscated more than one million dollars worth of drugs, as well as three handguns and cash:

Three handguns
645 rounds of ammunition
8,578 grams of meth
1,317 grams of fentanyl
2,850 milliliters of GHB
Three grams of cocaine
57 opioid pills
17,260 grams of buffing agents
929 grams of unknown powders
$16,255 cash

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The full list of the accused are as follows:

Zachary Edwards-Swanson, 22, of Grande Prairie
Keegan Johnson-Thomas, 31, of Edmonton
David Nguyen, 31, of Edmonton
Michael Suksawat, 27, of Surrey
Jason Suriyavong, 30, of Surrey

Anyone with information on Nguyen’s whereabouts or any other details regarding this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or their local police.

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by David Opinko