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Joint Probe Breaks Up Cross-Border Drug Trafficking Ring: Alberta Police.
By admin | October 20, 2004
Canadian Press
Oct 20 2004.
A seven-month joint investigation has ended with arrests in Alberta, British Columbia and California, and the dismantling of what police believe was an organized crime ring.
The group operated between Calgary, Vancouver and Los Angeles, and was responsible for the flow of methamphetamine, ephedrine and marijuana to the United States and the flow of cocaine to Canada, police said. Ephedrine is used to make methamphetamine, commonly known as crystal meth.
Several agencies were involved in the investigation, including the RCMP, police in Calgary and Vancouver, and the United States Drug Enforcement Agency.
Searches were conducted in various locations. Police said numerous assets, including houses and vehicles, will be seized.
Police found a large quantity of methamphetamine and ephedrine in Alberta. In B.C., they seized 38 kilograms of cocaine, $655,000 in cash and more than 5,000 marijuana plants in two grow operations.
Police in California found 12 kilograms of cocaine, a large amount of marijuana and $270,000 in cash.
Two Albertans – Todd Joseph Holland, 32, of Calgary and Kenneth Leslie Douglass, 56, of Drumheller face various trafficking charges.
Also charged were Robert Nicky Dellapenna, 34, and Robert Luigi Poloni, 37, both of Vancouver.
Robert Craig Friedman, 39, of Los Angeles was charged as well.
Police said the investigation isn’t over and they expect to lay more charges against several other individuals on both sides of the border.
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