🇨🇦 Edmonton – Alberta | October 19, 2026
The Edmonton Police Service in Canada has revealed details of an extensive investigation into an online network suspected of trafficking drugs and shipping them to various parts of Canada using parcel and delivery services.
According to the official statement issued by police, the investigation resulted in 139 criminal charges against six people, after approximately 8,700 parcels suspected of containing drugs were identified, along with electronic money transfers totalling approximately 1.98 million Canadian dollars.
The investigation covered locations in downtown Edmonton and the neighbourhoods of Hollick-Kenyon and Schonsee, where police carried out searches connected to the case.
Police also announced the seizure of drugs with an estimated street value of approximately 224 thousand Canadian dollars.
When did the investigation begin?
The searches were carried out in January 2025, while the charges were laid in February 2026, before police released details of the case to the public on October 19, 2026.
The case highlights the use of the internet, money transfers and shipping services in illegal drug trafficking activities, and the challenges facing law enforcement agencies in tracking networks that operate across Canadian provinces.
⚖️ Legal note: All individuals charged in the case are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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