News release

Alberta Community Response Team seize quantity of fentanyl, cocaine and firearm

August 25, 2025 - Edmonton, Alberta
From: Alberta RCMP

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Your Alberta RCMP’s Community Response Team, with the assistance of the Edmonton Police Service, conclude a drug trafficking investigation.

On Aug. 19, 2025, the Alberta Community Response Team executed a search warrant on a hotel room of the Aladdin Motel on 111 Avenue in Edmonton. As a result of the search warrant, police arrested a 34-year-old individual, a resident of Edmonton, a 21-year-old individual, a resident of Vancouver and a 34-year-old individual, a resident of Edmonton.

As a result of the investigation, police located and seized:

• 36 grams of Fentanyl;
• 9 grams of Cocaine;
• Ammunition;
• Loaded 9mm Glock handgun;
• Scales;
• Canadian currency; and
• Numerous cell phones.

All individuals are jointly charged with:

• Two Counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking;
• Possession of Proceeds of Crime over $5000;
• Possess a Firearm without a licence;
• Possess a restricted firearm;
• Possess a firearm in a careless manner.

The 21-year-old and the 34-year-old individuals are additionally charged jointly with:

• Two counts of Possess a firearm while prohibited from doing so.

All individuals were held for a bail hearing, and all were remanded into custody. They are to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Edmonton on Aug. 28, 2025.

Alberta RCMP’s Community Response Teams focus outreach strategies combined with targeted enforcement and engagement with police partners and community to improve community safety and wellness, reduce victimization, and address the social determinants contributing to the root cause of crime.

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