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Two arrested in Medicine Hat cocaine bust
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Authorities say two Medicine Hat residents are facing charges in connection with a significant cocaine bust this month.
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT), with assistance from the Medicine Hat Police Service and Redcliff RCMP, were first alerted to the incident when a vehicle was stopped near Redcliff on June 3.
During the stop, police found more than a kilogram of cocaine in the vehicle.
Officials say the drugs have an estimated street value of $125,000.
Police also searched two homes in Medicine Hat in connection with the investigation, where they seized $9,180 in cash, believed to be proceeds of crime.
A 24-year-old man and 46-year-old woman both face drug and weapons charges.
'This is a sizeable seizure for Medicine Hat and spared our community considerable harm,' said Staff Sgt. Ryan Thorburn, ALERT Medicine Hat, in a release.
Both suspects remain in custody.
