The following individuals were arrested and charged on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017:
Landen Wisbey, 33, has been charged with production of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (x6) and possession of the proceeds of crime.
Wayne Tran, 31, has been charged with production of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (x3) and possession of the proceeds of crime (x2).
Dennis Trinh, 34, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (x4) and possession of the proceeds of crime.
Thinh Dinh, 29, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (x5).
Background
In March 2017, police commenced a drug investigation into a group believed to be trafficking large amounts of illegal drugs.
On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, members of the Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement (EDGE) Unit conducted a search warrant on a residence in Edmonton and seized 67,000 fentanyl pills with an estimated street value of $2 Million.
Subsequently, police conducted three additional search warrants at Edmonton residences and a fourth in Sturgeon County. The RCMP Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response (CLEAR) Team, assisted at the residence in Sturgeon County,where a fentanyl pill processing lab was located and was deemed “unfit for human habitation” by Alberta Health Services.
The total quantity of drugs seized in this investigation includes:
- 1.9 kg of cocaine base and cocaine hydrochloride with an estimated street value of $100,000.
- 1.8 kg of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $52,000.
- 834 – 1gram packages of cannabis extract (shatter) with an estimated street value of $58,000.
- 128,846 fentanyl pills with an estimated street value of $3.9 Million.
- 112 g of carfentanil with an estimated street value of $14,000.
- 1 kg of unknown substances laced with fentanyl with an estimated street value of $175,000.
- 583g of marijuana with an estimated street value of $3,000.
- 12 kg of buffing agents.
- Approximately 100 kg of fentanyl pill buffing agents.
In addition, more than $1 Million in Canadian currency (cash), four large cement mixers, two pill presses, and a 2001 Ford F-150 with a hidden compartment were seized.