January 23, 2008 Calgary, Canada
Drug unit seizes 67 kilograms of cocaine and $217,000 two people arrested

The Calgary Police Service has made one of the largest
cocaine seizes in the city’s history.

At approximately 9 p.m., on Tuesday, January 22, 2008,
members of the CPS Drug Unit conducted a traffic stop in the
300 block of Hawthorne Drive N.W. Inside the vehicle officers
discovered five kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated
$150,000. An additional $105,000 in cash was also found.

Further investigation led drug unit officers to a home on the
same block. A search warrant on the home revealed a further
20 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated $600,000, as well
as another $112,000 in cash.

Police seized three handguns and a rifle from the home.

During the execution of the search warrant at the residence,
a large safe was located in the garage.

This safe was opened on Monday, January 28, 2008.
Inside, police discovered 42 kilograms of cocaine, valued at
$1.26 million.

In total, 67 kilograms of cocaine was seized as a result of
this investigation, with a value of over $2 million. The
street value of these drugs is estimated at $6.7 million.

“This is now the largest seizure of cocaine in the history of
the Calgary Police Service,” said CPS Drug Unit S/Sgt. Monty
Sparrow.

Graham Scott TAYLOR, 30, of Calgary, and Erickson Lopez
DEL ALCAZAR, 28, of Victoria, B.C., are charged with one count
each of possession of cocaine/crack for the purpose, and
possession of property obtained by crime.
  
Source: Calgary Police Department