Calgary police say an 11-month investigation into an alleged organized-crime network has resulted in almost 60 charges being laid against eight people, and the seizure of firearms, forged prescription documents, cash and other material evidence.
Scope and timeline
The probe began in September 2025, when officers identified a man suspected of involvement in drug trafficking in Calgary. Investigators from the Calgary Police Service Organized Crime Enforcement Team then mapped what they described as a wider network implicated in a range of criminal activity, including drug distribution, alleged firearms offences, re-vinning of stolen vehicles and prescription fraud.
“The ideology here is money and gain. That is what the multiple revenue streams through drugs, through stolen vehicles, through re-vinning, through the possession and potential selling and trafficking of firearms — are all things that are revenue streams for organized crime for money and that’s the motivating factor that we investigated here,”
— Staff Sgt. Matt Gow, CPS Organized Crime Enforcement Unit
Searches, authorizations and seizures
Police secured 74 judicial authorizations, executed 15 search warrants and recovered a range of exhibits, including digital devices and physical evidence. On Dec. 17, 2025, officers carried out search warrants at residences in Delacour and Chestermere, Alta., and executed a warrant on a Jeep linked to the suspects.
Items listed by investigators as seized during the operation included:
- $7,690 in cash
- a cash-counting machine
- forged prescription documents
- prescription medication believed to have been obtained using forged prescriptions
- a radio-frequency (RF) jammer
- dozens of digital devices and other physical exhibits
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Cash | $7,690 and a cash counter |
| Documents | Several forged prescription documents |
| Medication | Prescription drugs believed linked to forged prescriptions |
| Electronic device | RF jammer |
Charges and arrests
In March 2026, police arrested two individuals connected to the investigation: a 28-year-old man from Chestermere and a 40-year-old woman from Delacour. The man faces two counts each of possession of the proceeds of property obtained by crime and possession of forged documents. The woman is charged with seven counts of uttering a forged document and six counts of possession of the proceeds of property obtained by crime.
Both were released from custody and are due back in court at a later date. Investigators say the broader set of charges — amounting to almost 60 in total against eight people — reflect a multi-faceted operation targeting several revenue streams linked to organized criminal activity.
Investigation context and policing response
The Calgary Police Service Organized Crime Enforcement Unit described the investigation as one focused on disrupting financial incentives that sustain criminal networks. Police emphasised that alleged methods of income generation extended beyond drug trafficking to include the sale or trafficking of firearms, the use of stolen vehicles subjected to re-vinning, and fraudulently obtained prescriptions.
Investigators seized numerous digital devices and other exhibits that they say will be examined as the cases proceed through the criminal-justice system. The CPS did not provide a full breakdown of all charges laid against the remaining six accused in public briefings, nor did it disclose the identity of those charged beyond the two individuals arrested in March.
The operation illustrates ongoing priorities for law-enforcement agencies in Alberta and across Canada: targeting networks that combine drug distribution with fraud, vehicle theft and firearms offences to generate profit. As the legal process continues, prosecutors and police will pursue evidence recovered under the judicial authorizations and search warrants obtained during the course of the investigation.
Further court dates and charge details were not released at the time of the police announcement.
