Calgary police say a year-long drug trafficking investigation has led to charges against four people.
In August 2023, officers tried to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the southwest. The vehicle fled from police and the people in the car got rid of a bag in the backyard of an unrelated home in Glenbrook.
Police retrieved the bag and found drugs and two guns inside.
Officers immediately launched an investigation and identified two men they thought to be responsible.
As Calgary Police Service (CPS) officers continued to investigate, they began to believe the men were taking part in drug trafficking.
In January, police found one of the suspects and searched his home in the 200 block of 10 Avenue SE and a grey 2009 Infiniti FX.
During that search, investigators found a loaded Glock 43 handgun with the serial number removed, $13,080 in cash, four cellphones, approximately 33 grams of Fentanyl. 39 grams of crack cocaine, approximately 30 grams of methamphetamine, 15 grams of cocaine, and a scale.
Police arrested 19-year-old But Morwal Mager and charged him with two counts of breaching a Youth Criminal Justice Act order, three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, possession of a loaded, restricted firearm, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, weapons prohibition, operating a motor vehicle without a license, and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
At the time of the arrest, a woman associated to Mager was also arrested and charged. In February, 19-year-old Adeng Wol was charged with careless storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, possession of a loaded, restricted firearm, and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number.
She is also set to appear in court on Wednesday.
Investigators continued to look for another suspect and received information that was temporarily staying in Ontario, but learned in July he had returned to Calgary and was staying at a home in the northwest community of Sage Hill.
Investigators say that suspect participating in activity consistent with drug trafficking on several occasions while driving a white 2015 Chrysler 200.
On Friday, July 30, the suspect and a woman associated to him, were found and arrested as they were leaving a restaurant in the 1500 block of 12 Avenue SW.
In addition to the arrests, search warrants were executed at a home in the 0 to 100 block of Sage Hill Terrace NW and for the Chrysler.
Investigators seized a loaded GSG 16 .22-calibre assault rifle with an extended magazine and 17 rounds of ammunition, an additional extended magazine with 20 .22-calibre rounds of ammunition, approximately five grams of cocaine, and several cellphones.
Eighteen-year-old Latjor Geng was charged with three counts of breaching a Youth Criminal Justice Act order, careless storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of a firearm obtained by crime, possession of cocaine, and 22 outstanding warrants.
He is set to appear in court on Monday, Aug. 19.
Alice Amadi was also charged with four counts of breaching a Youth Criminal Justice Act order, possession of a firearm contrary to a firearm prohibition order, careless storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of a firearm obtained by crime, and possession of cocaine.
The 19-year-old is set to appear in court on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
“Our investigators were determined to ensure the suspects in this investigation were charged in relation to their ongoing criminal activity,” Staff Sgt. Lee Dunbar of the Organized Crime Coordination Unit said in a statement. “Despite the time that passed and the distance one of the suspects travelled to evade our officers, the investigators remained committed to concluding the investigation with a successful outcome for Calgarians by removing weapons and drugs from our community and by holding drug traffickers accountable for their behaviour.”
Anyone with information about this incident or other suspected drug trafficking activity happening in Calgary is asked to contact the Calgary police non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or submit tips anonymously through CrimeStoppers.