According to reports, Calgary police arrested two men and seized $5.7 million worth of drugs from a “sophisticated” methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine home lab.
The bust is the culmination of an eight-month sting operation with the search of two northwest Calgary residences in the community of Nolan Hill.
Daniel Heng, 39, and Edric Padua-Balmes, 30, are facing seven charges each including; three counts of production of a controlled substance, three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and one count of possession of the proceeds of crime.
Authorities were able to secure:
4.57 kilograms of methamphetamine valued at approximately $380,000
27.21 kilograms of fentanyl powder valued at over $4 million
3,132 fentanyl pills valued at approximately $122,640
2 kilograms of cocaine valued at approximately $140,000
43.7 grams of crack cocaine valued at approximately $43,700
47,042 Oxycodone pills valued at approximately $940,840
716 Xanax pills, valued at approximately $3,580
Additional drug trafficking production equipment, including more than 100 kilograms of an unknown cutting agent
One Glock handgun and silencer with six additional barrels
A custom-made automatic firearm and silencer
900 rounds of ammunition
$10,000 in Canadian currency
Source: Complex.com
