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Calgary Herald
15-07-2025
- Calgary Herald
"Gummy bear" fentanyl seized in Lethbridge drug lab arrests
Article content It might have seemed more like a dangerous trick than a treat when Lethbridge police say they seized the makings of a drug lab that included fentanyl shaped like gummy bears. Article content On the evening of July 9 after observing a man and a woman wanted for outstanding warrants in the 900 block of Mayor Magrath Dr. S., police said they stopped the pair and found three ounces of cocaine on the male, smaller quantities of other drugs and $7,030 in cash. The substances, they said, were consistent with street trafficking activity in the city's downtown. Article content Article content The man was riding a stolen E-bicycle at the time, said police, who then searched the duo's residence where they discovered evidence of a drug production and a novel form of fentanyl. Article content Article content 'A subsequent search warrant was executed at their residence leading to the discovery of 51 light-green fentanyl 'gummy-bears,' as well as mixing bowls, gummy-bear molds, and detailed instructions for preparing the mixture,' Lethbridge police said in a press release. Article content 'Officers also seized bulk amounts of other controlled substances, trafficking paraphernalia such as baggies, operational digital scales, score sheets, and a cell phone actively receiving calls from individuals seeking to purchase drugs.' Article content Officers say they seized a total of 3,753 drug doses that also included cocaine and ketamine as well as $7,400 in cash for a total value of more than $84,000. Article content Charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, production of a controlled substance, possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000, possession of stolen property and three counts of breach of release order is Lethbridge resident Gregory Johnston, 61. Article content Deborah Bolender, 51, of Lethbridge, is charged with possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000, possession for the purpose of trafficking and production of a controlled substance. Article content
CTV News
15-07-2025
- CTV News
More than 3,700 doses of street drugs seized in Lethbridge
Lethbridge police seized a cache of drugs, along with 51 light-green fentanyl pills shaped like gummy bears on July 9, 2025. (Supplied) Lethbridge Police have charged two people after seizing more than 3,700 doses of street drugs, including fentanyl molded into a green gummy-bear shape. Lethbridge officers say the bust happened on July 9 on the 900 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South. They say at the time, the man had approximately 84 grams of cocaine, smaller quantities of controlled substances and $7,030 in cash. He was also riding a stolen electric bicycle. Fifty-one light-green fentanyl gummy-bears, mixing bowls, gummy-bear molds and detailed instructions for preparing the mixture were also found after a search warrant of a local home was executed. Officials say law enforcement also seized bulk amounts of other controlled substances and a cell phone actively receiving calls from people seeking to buy drugs. In total, officers took 3,753 street doses of cocaine, 363 doses of ketamine, 2,127 doses of fentanyl and 1,135 doses of methamphetamine. More than 3,700 doses of street drugs seized in Lethbridge Gregory Johnston, a 61-year-old man from Lethbridge, is charged with production of controlled substance, four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000, possession of stolen property and three counts of breach of release order. 51-year-old Deborah Bolender, also from Lethbridge, is charged with production of controlled substance, four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000. Both were remanded in custody and are scheduled to appear in court July 17.
