ALERT charges 5 in connection to drug network in Fort McMurray
Posted January 16, 2024 7:36 pm.
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) says five people have been charged following a drug trafficking investigation spanning over two years.
ALERT says police in Fort McMurray and Edmonton began an investigation in Fall 2021 in relation to street-level drug sales that were happening in the Wood Buffalo region.
Through the investigation, police were able to learn about suppliers and the presence of a larger drug trafficking network within the region.
During the investigation, three homes were searched by police within Fort McMurray and Kelowna, B.C.
This led to seizure of roughly 2,300 grams of cocaine, 792 grams of suspected buffing agents, almost $30,000 in cash, smaller quantities of methamphetamine, MDMA, ketamine, and illicit Xanax. Police say the total value added up to around a quarter of a million dollars.
Between Dec. 12 and 15, five people who are believed to be key figures in the trafficking network were taken into custody.
Police say 25-year-old Braeden Kreutzer, from Kelowna, has been charged with conspiracy to traffic drugs and drug trafficking. 25-year-old Theresa Lemky, from Edmonton, has been charged with conspiracy to traffic drugs and drug trafficking.
26-year-old Joshua Siojo, from Edmonton, has been charged with conspiracy to traffic drugs, drug trafficking, and possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking.
Adam Osman, 27, from Fort McMurray, has been charged with conspiracy to traffic drugs, drug trafficking, and possession of proceeds of crime.
Lastly, Martin Spiegelberg, 53, from Lethbridge, has been charged with conspiracy to traffic drugs and drug trafficking.
