Calgary

'Assault rifle' found in child's bedroom during Calgary drug raid

Three siblings are facing a long list of charges after Calgary police found drugs, cash and weapons in a drug trafficking investigation on Thursday.

Police lay charges and seize $63K after 2-month investigation

This '.22 caliber assault rifle,' as police describe it, with a loaded drum magazine was recovered from a child’s bedroom in the community of Marlborough (Calgary Police)

Three siblings are facing a long list of charges after Calgary police found drugs, cash and weapons in a drug trafficking investigation on Thursday, police said in a release.

Officers stopped a vehicle near the intersection of 52 Street S.E. and Memorial Drive S.E. and arrested two people.

Tactical officers then executed a search warrant on a house in the 400 block of Marlborough Way and took another man into custody.

Among the items they seized at the house were what police describe as a ".22 caliber assault rifle" with a loaded drum magazine, which was recovered from a child's bedroom.

$63,535 in Canadian currency was found at the home in Marlborough along with drugs and weapons (Calgary Police)

Officers also found a loaded 9 mm handgun along with licence plates, cash, cocaine and marijuana.

Police say the investigation is ongoing and more charges are expected.

Clarifications

  • An earlier version of this story noted that police said the drum magazine found with the gun contained "several hundred bullets," but the magazine featured can hold a maximum of 110 bullets.
    Jun 04, 2016 9:55 AM MT