Stephen Avenue drug bust leads to 5 arrests in Calgary

Police say a crackdown on drug dealers along Stephen Avenuewhich led to five arrests and 26 chargeswas launched after community partners alerted them to an increase ofactivity in the area.

The week-long operationbegan on April 18 to ensure the popular pedestrian mall in downtown "remained a safe place for the public to enjoy" a goal of the Calgary police's downtown beat team.

Following the investigation, 44 search warrants were executed, which resulted in the seizure of various drugs and weapons:

• 28.2 grams of methamphetamine.
• 1.6 grams of cocaine.
• Two Tylenol 3s with codeine.
• Six pills of the Schedule 1 drug Dexedrine.
• Four concealed knives.
• One replica handgun.

Five people are now facing charges that includepossession of controlled substances, possession for the purpose of trafficking, theft under $5,000, breach of recognizanceand failure to comply.

• Tara Duncan, 23, of no fixed address
• Tanya Youngman, 47, of no fixed address.
• Shelley Ward, 43, of no fixed address.
• Brandon Yellowfly, 20, of Calgary.
• Zoe Hartman, 21, of Calgary.

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