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DRUG BUST

ALERT makes second major drug bust in a week in Medicine Hat

Jul 25, 2019 | 7:24 AM

MEDICINE HAT- The ALERT unit has made another drug bust in Medicine Hat.

$42,000 in cash and drugs were seized including methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl.

Police are concerned with the 67 grams of fentanyl included in the bust, saying it’s one of the larger amounts seized in Medicine Hat.

Search warrants were executed on Monday on a residence and a vehicle in Medicine Hat, concluding a four month investigation.

Theresa Babitzke, 54, is facing seven charges including possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime and breach of recognizance.

A two-month investigation has

OnJuly 13 investigators executed search warrants at two residences in Medicine Hat,

arresting four people.

A total of 28 criminal charges have been laid against the five people arrested