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CBC
08-05-2025
- CBC
5 suspects charged in record-setting $3 million Edmonton drug bust
After a year-long investigation, five suspects have been charged in what police say is the largest cocaine seizure in Edmonton. In a Wednesday news release, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said the charges are connected to the April 2024 seizure of more than 27 kilograms of cocaine and other drugs, with an estimated street-level value of $3 million. The drugs were found during a search of a home in the west Edmonton neighbourhood of Lewis Estates. Along with the 27 kilograms of cocaine, ALERT said it also found five kilograms of MDMA — a recreational drug also known as ecstasy or molly — along with almost four kilograms of a suspected cocaine buffing agent and $19,000 in cash. Initially, one person was arrested but no charges were laid. Following a full investigation, five individuals were charged on April 21 with offences including participation in the activities of a criminal organization, conspiracy to traffic drugs, drug trafficking and money laundering, ALERT said in the statement. "Following last year's drug seizure, our investigative team was able to conduct a thorough investigation and identify the suspects responsible," said Insp. Angela Kemp with ALERT Edmonton. "We now have significant charges put before the courts in the hopes of holding this organized crime group accountable." ALERT alleges that the suspects are part of an organized crime group that has been involved in drug trafficking in the Edmonton region, as well as Grande Prairie, Alta., and in Saskatchewan. The suspects are scheduled to appear in court on May 22.
Associated Press
07-05-2025
- Associated Press
Brazilian police arrest 4 suspected of quadruple homicide on a soccer pitch
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police arrested three young adults and one 15-year-old who are suspected of killing four people during a shootout on a soccer pitch in the northeastern city of Fortaleza, authorities said Wednesday. The quadruple homicide occurred late on Tuesday in the same area where two sisters who were influencers were killed on May 1. Local media have reported a series of violent episodes in reaction to their deaths, including another shootout on a soccer field with no fatalities, a vandalized bus, protests and shuttered schools. Tuesday's victims were playing soccer when armed people invaded the pitch and fired dozens of shots, killing two on site. The other two later died from their injuries, local news outlet G1 reported. Military police later arrested three individuals aged 18, 19 and 22, with prior convictions for attempted murder, robbery and drug trafficking, the secretariat for public safety and social defense said in a statement. They now face charges of homicide, being part of a criminal organization, illegal possession of a firearm and corruption of a minor. A 15-year-old was also taken into custody. An investigation is underway. The secretariat said the military police will increase its presence in the area for an indefinite period. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
