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Calgary drug bust in Winston Heights-Mountview nets charges

Three people are facing charges after police seized more than $120,000 worth of drugs from a home in the northeast Calgary.

Drugs worth $120,000 include marijuana, magic mushrooms and cannabis candy shapes

Police seized more than $120,000 worth of drugs and $15,000 in cash from a home in Winston Heights-Mountainview last week. (Colin Hall/CBC)

Three people are facing drug charges after police seized more than $120,000 worth of drugs from a home innortheast Calgary.

Police executed a warrant at a home in Winston Heights-Mountview last week, and found more drugs inside a vehicle.

Many items were seized:

  • 10.6kilograms of marijuana (worth approximately $105,000).
  • 915grams of magic mushrooms (worth approximately $9,100).
  • 410 grams of cannabis candy shapes (worth approximately $4,100).
  • 36grams of cocaine (worth approximately $3,600)
  • 122grams of hashish (worth approximately $1,200).
  • 420grams of an unknown brown liquid in syringes (suspected of being hash oil).
  • 9.9 grams of an unknown brown powder.
  • $15,000 in cash.

Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta says the bust was part of an ongoing investigation.

"Information from a concerned citizen led us to this group and through investigation we gained, obviously, the evidence needed to complete a search warrant at this residence," he said.

The three suspects two men and one womanare due in court next Friday.

The drugs include marijuana, magic mushrooms, and cannabis in candy shapes. (Colin Hall/CBC)