Two people have been charged in connection to alleged drug trafficking in Lethbridge, February 10, 2023. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Lethbridge Police charge two suspects with drug trafficking offences

Feb 10, 2023 | 3:13 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has arrested two people on charges related to drug trafficking.

Officers conducted a targeted traffic stop in the area of Aquitania Boulevard West on Thursday, February 9, 2023.

A search warrant was later executed at a home in west Lethbridge, where police say they confiscated quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, narcotic pills, and illegal cannabis with a combined street value of approximately $20,000.

Police say they also seized a loaded hand gun, $4,000 in cash, and a Mercedes Benz.

Oromena Emmanuel Urefe, 20, of Surrey, B.C. is charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime, and unlawfully possessing cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

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Aaron Etchuko Bessong, 18, of Fort McMurray, Alberta is charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime and unlawfully possessing cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

The two suspects were released on bail and are both scheduled to appear in Lethbridge Provincial Court on March 3, 2023.

LPS arrested three other individuals, but they were released without charges.

A loaded handgun that LPS says it seized as part of a drug trafficking investigation, February 10, 2023. (Photo: Lethbridge Police Service)

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