MEDICINE HAT The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) have arrested three people after a pair of investigations resulted in a shotgun and more than $30,000 worth of drugs and proceeds of crime being seized. <\/p>\n
ALERTs organized crime team in Medicine Hat, along with members of the Medicine Hat Police Service and RCMP, found $17,600 in drugs and cash in a search of a hotel room in the citys northwest on Feb. 17. <\/p>\n
Police seized 86 fentanyl pills, 29 Oxycodone pills, 2.5 litres of GHB, 16 grams of cocaine, 1.5 grams of methamphetamine, one gram of heroin and $5,120 cash proceeds of crime during the search. <\/p>\n
Aaron Bodnaruk, a 31-year-old man from Red Deer, is charged with drug trafficking, five counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of proceeds of crime, and five counts of breach of recognizance. <\/p>\n
Bodnaruks breach charges stem from a previous Medicine Hat Police investigation that occurred in December 2016, and drug charges from Blackfalds RCMP in January 2017. <\/p>\n
On Feb. 18, police arrested two people in an apartment building in the citys northeast, seizing $15,000 worth of drugs and cash, alongside a shotgun with 30 rounds of ammunition. <\/p>\n
Police also seized 61 grams of methamphetamine, 68 grams of cocaine, 13 grams of cannabis resin and $1,600 cash proceeds of crime. <\/p>\n
Staff Sergeant Cory Both said these seizures are more significant than other busts based on the variety and amounts that were found. <\/p>\n
\"We generally don't see one dealer being so diverse in the drugs they sell,\" he said. \"Usually it's one particular one or a couple different things, but in this particular case there was quite a number of different controlled substances.\" <\/p>\n
Taylor Weiss-Linder, 20, is charged with three counts of trafficking, two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, possession of proceeds of crime, possession of a loaded restricted weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless storage of a firearm, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, and nine counts of breach of recognizance. <\/p>\n
Mackenzie Osgood, 19, is charged with drug trafficking. Both Osgood and Weiss-Linder are from Medicine Hat. <\/p>\n
In a news release, ALERT stated its investigation was aimed at disrupting street-level dealers operating in the region. <\/p>\n
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