A 39-year-old man has been charged after more than $700,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized from a west Edmonton home.
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team said the short-term investigation, which started in early February, resulted in police searching a home in the Glastonbury neighbourhood on Feb. 8.
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ALERT said the following items were seized:
- 2,150 grams of cocaine
- 1,900 grams of methamphetamine
- 94 grams of fentanyl
- 261 grams of ketamine
- 12,200 grams of cannabis
- 2,100 grams of psilocybin mushrooms
- 50 tabs of LSD
- 100 milliliters of GHB
- 14,000 grams of buffing agents
- $74,670 cash
Hundreds of rounds of ammunition were also seized, which ALERT said the accused was prohibited from possessing due to a previous conviction.
Staff Sgt. Lance Parker said the significance is in the type of drugs that were seized.
“The significance of that is a lot of these substances that we’ve seen on the streets of Edmonton, it boils all down to the social impact.
“Methamphetamine right now is making a huge comeback. We’re seeing more and more of it and not just during these large investigations, but we’re also seeing it at the street level.
“That’s what’s causing a lot of our social issues is that people are self-medicating using these types of substances.”
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ALERT said Garret Nybakken, 39, was arrested at his home. He is charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, proceeds of crime, breach of a firearms prohibition and charges under the Cannabis Act.
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