ALERT HANDOUT PHOTO Police have made what could be the largest carfentanil bust in Medicine Hat history.
Police have made what could be the largest carfentanil bust in Medicine Hat history.
ALERT arrested two people Sunday during a traffic stop between Redcliff and the city – the conclusion of a two-month investigation into an alleged drug trafficking ring with ties to Calgary.
Police seized from the vehicle $68,300 worth of cash and drugs, including 96 grams of suspected carfentanil, 532 grams of methamphetamine, 57 grams of cocaine, 211 grams of cocaine buffing agent and $1,325 cash that is alleged to be the proceeds of crime, as well as a replica handgun.
“This is not the first time in which we have seized suspected carfentanil in Medicine Hat, but this is the most significant amount we have seized to date,” said Staff Sgt. Kelsey Fraser of ALERT Medicine Hat. “While we’re still waiting on lab results to confirm exactly what’s in the drugs that were seized, the possibility of carfentanil being present in Medicine Hat poses a serious risk to the safety of the community.”
Ryan Porter, 44, of Calgary, faces a total of 22 charges, including trafficking a controlled substance, possessing a controlled substance for the purposes of trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime, as well as breaches of a weapons prohibition and recognizance.
Tristan Skappak, 29, who has no fixed address, was charged with three counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking.
A warrant is also being sought for the arrest of a 36-year-old woman, who cannot be identified until the charges against her are sworn.
