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Police seize waterfront home, Lamborghinis, and millions of dollars in drugs bound for Alberta
Calgary man shot last month involved in $55M bust
Jade Markus · CBC News · Posted: Sep 28, 2022 5:07 PM PDT | Last Updated: September 29, 2022
Guns and drugs seized by ALERT on display. (Mike Symington/CBC)
Fifteen people and a Calgary business have been charged following a cross-border, $55-million drug bust.
It's believed they were moving cocaine and methamphetamine produced by Mexican cartels to Alberta, says a police organization dedicated to serious and organized crime.
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said Wednesday the investigation started in 2020 and involved Calgary police, U.S. Homeland Security and officers in Niagara, Ont., Saskatchewan and Osoyoos, B.C. (GREG: Good work way to go law enforcement you earned your pay. )
Fifteen people now face more than 80 charges.
Meth and cocaine believed to be on the way to Alberta was seized in the United States and elsewhere in Canada, ALERT said. Lead investigator Sgt. Tara McNeil said the drugs seized were destined for the "streets of Calgary" and across the province.
Among those charged is Calgarian Talal Fouani, 46, said McNeil.
In August, Fouani and his wife were shot in his Bentley outside their southwest Calgary home.
Fouani survived, but his wife, Nakita Baron, 31, died of her injuries. (Greg: Yes folks drugs can be big money it can also lead to death and 20 year prison terms and asset forfeiture. In 2024 your wife and children are a legitimate target the old solid code in this regard is gone. Children are used to make death threats etc hence they get whacked they are used to make false child molestation charges hence they are killed. Keep your children away from gang kids.)
A man on the phone on the left, a woman looking at the camera on the right.
Talal Fouani, left, was on bail for organized crime and money laundering charges when he was shot while sitting in his parked Bentley outside his southwest Calgary home. Fouani's wife, Nakita Baron, 31, was killed. (Instagram/Nakita Baron)
CBC News learned that Fouani was out on bail awaiting trial on organized crime charges. Now Fouani faces charges related to laundering proceeds of crime, participation in a criminal organization and possession of property obtained by crime, ALERT says.
Fourteen other people, including Belal Fouani, and a company called Fouani Equity Funds Ltd., have been charged with offences ranging from participation in a criminal organization, importation of a controlled substance, laundering proceeds of crime and drug trafficking.
But McNeil says ALERT alleges that a man named Ricco King, 50, is believed to be the top figure in the crime organization. King faces charges of trafficking, laundering the proceeds of crime and participation in a criminal organization.
ALERT said these vehicles were seized in connection with Project Cobra. (ALERT)
McNeil said two multimillion-dollar mansions — in Halifax and Niagara-on-the-Lake — belonging to King have been placed under criminal restraint.
McNeil said all of the accused were charged in Calgary, and their court cases will be tried in the city.
McNeil said they believe the drugs originated in Mexico, and the "criminal organization" had established links with cartels in that country. However, she said the organization didn't have a name and wasn't defined by age or race.
"It was a group of people that were working together for the benefit of the group and to make as much money as possible and import as many drugs as they possibly could," she said.
ALERT dubbed the investigation "Project Cobra."
In a media release, ALERT said meth and cocaine bound for Alberta has been seized in Wyoming, Los Angeles, Lake Koocanusa, B.C., and North Battleford, Sask. Drugs were also seized in Calgary.
"The numbers are staggering … $55 million in drugs intercepted, nearly one metric tonne of methamphetamine that was destined for Alberta communities," said Supt. Marc Cochlin, ALERT chief executive officer.
"The amount of harm that mountain of methamphetamine brings to our communities is very disturbing."
ALERT says 928 kilograms of methamphetamine and six kilograms of cocaine were intercepted, and about $7 million worth of property has been seized or placed under criminal restraint.
A $3.5-million home in Niagara-on-the-Lake, two Lamborghinis, a Porsche and classic cars are among the possessions under criminal restraint. These are all the profits of a organized crime, said Cochlin.
Nineteen firearms were also seized, which included handguns, rifles, submachine guns and suppressors.
Three people face more than five charges in connection with Project Cobra:
William Whiteford, 39, from Leduc County, charged with 20 offences.
Elias Ade, 38, from Calgary, charged with 12 offences.
Jarett Mackenzie, 32, from Calgary, charged with 6 offences.
Cochlin said he believes this is likely the biggest drug bust in Alberta's history.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alert-calgary-organized-crime-bust-1.6599747
I hope the civil forfeiture ppl are all over this.
'Mountain of meth': Alberta police seize over $55M in drugs, arsenal of weapons
Melissa Gilligan
CTVNewsCalgary.ca Digital Journalist
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Updated Sept. 28, 2022 12:19 p.m. PDT
Published Sept. 27, 2022 2:34 p.m. PDT
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Alberta police have seized an estimated $55 million in illegal drugs through a cross-border investigation into organized crime, trafficking and money laundering.
The investigation, called Project Cobra, began in 2020 and was a joint effort between the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), RCMP and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
ALERT says 928 kilograms of methamphetamine and six kilograms of cocaine were seized as a result of the nearly three-year-long investigation.
"The amount of harm that mountain of meth brings to our communities is very disturbing" said ALERT Supt. Marc Cochlinin a Wednesday news release.
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In addition, an estimated $7 million worth of assets were seized or placed under criminal restraint.
The investigation also led to police agencies throughout Canada and in the United States assisting and making numerous large-scale drug seizures in their jurisdictions, including:
342 kilograms of meth in Wyoming;
308 kilograms of meth in Los Angeles;
137 kilograms of meth in Calgary;
84 kilograms of meth in Los Angeles;
50 kilograms of meth at Lake Koocanusa, B.C.; and
Five kilograms of cocaine in North Battleford, Sask.
Nineteen firearms were also seized, including handguns, rifles, submachine guns and suppressors.
Alberta police have seized an estimated $55 million in illegal drugs through a cross-border investigation into organized crime, trafficking and money laundering.
In addition, police say $7 million worth of property, bank accounts, luxury vehicles and other suspected proceeds of crime has been seized or placed under criminal restraint.
Vehicles seized by police during Project Cobra. (ALERT handout)
This includes a $3.5 million home in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., two Lamborghinis, a Porsche, classic cars and $200,000 cash.
A home in Niagra-on-the-Lake placed under criminal restraint during Project Cobra. (ALERT)
In total, 15 people and one business have been charged with 80 criminal offences ranging from participation in a criminal organization to importation of a controlled substance.
The suspects were arrested and charged between May 2022 and August 2022, including:
Elias Ade, 38, from Calgary, charged with 12 offences;
Abdul Akbar, 37, from Calgary, charged with eight offences;
Tianna Bull, 25, from North Battleford, charged with one offence;
Lina El-Chammoury, 50, from Calgary, charged with two offences;
Russell Ens, 39, from North Battleford, charged with two offences;
Talal Fouani, 46, from Calgary, charged with three offences;
Belal Fouani, 44, from Calgary, charged with three offences;
Kari-Lynn Grant, 51, from Calgary, charged with four offences;
Scott Hunt, 33, from Calgary, charged with three offences;
Ricco King, 50, from Bedford, N.S., charged with five offences;
Jarett Mackenzie, 32, from Calgary, charged with six offences;
Jesse Marshall, 52, from Calgary, charged with four offences;
Daniel Menzul, 32, from Calgary, charged with four offences;
Sean Nesbitt, 44, Calgary, charged with three offences;
William Whiteford, 39, from Leduc County, charged with 20 offences; and
Fouani Equity Funds Ltd. charged with one offence.
Fouani Equity Funds Ltd. is a Calgary-based investment company and was charged with laundering proceeds for an organized crime group.
For a complete list of charges laid against each of the accused you can visit the ALERT website(opens in a new tab).
CARTEL TIES, KING WAS ALLEGEDLY THE LEADER
Alberta police have seized an estimated $55 million in illegal drugs through a cross-border investigation into organized crime, trafficking and money laundering.
Sgt. Tara McNeil with ALERT says the investigation revealed an ongoing plot to import high volumes of methamphetamine and cocaine into Alberta.
"We believe these drugs originated in Mexico, and this criminal organization had established links with the cartels."
She says the organized crime unit connected to the arrests operated at an "extremely complex and sophisticated level."
"ALERT alleges that the head of this criminal organization was Ricco King, a 50-year-old man who was well-known in Alberta from previous organized crime investigations.
"King was allegedly the top figure of this criminal organization, and took extraordinary measures to insulate himself from being directly implicated in criminal activity.
"King resided in, and owned, multi-million dollar mansions in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. and in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area."
A Halifax County home placed under criminal restraint during Project Cobra. (ALERT handout)
McNeil says the organization didn't have a name it specifically used or operated under.
"This criminal organization is not defined by race, it's not defined by age, it doesn't have a specific name… it's a group of people that were working together for the benefit of the group, to make as much money as possible, to import as many drugs as they possibly could.
McNeil says Project Cobra is "undoubtedly one of ALERT's biggest successes and the impact of this investigation will be substantial."
Coughlan said Operation Cobra didn't just "cut off the head of the snake" it "took the whole damn snake."
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Alberta police have seized an estimated $55 million in illegal drugs through a cross-border investigation into organized crime, trafficking and money laundering.
Alberta police have seized an estimated $55 million in illegal drugs through a cross-border investigation into organized crime, trafficking and money laundering.
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/mountain-of-meth-alberta-police-seize-over-55m-in-drugs-arsenal-of-weapons-1.6086695 Lots of pics of guns and houses and cars.
https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/nova-scotia-man-alleged-leader-of-group-charged-in-55-million-alberta-drug-bust-100778225/ Goes into more detail.
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