A Cochrane man is facing multiple charges after a three-month drug trafficking investigation led to the seizure of a significant amount of fentanyl and several firearms, including a loaded handgun with a 3D-printed receiver.
Jacob Seal, 29, was arrested last week after Calgary Police, with support from their tactical unit, conducted a traffic stop in the Crescent Heights neighbourhood on Wednesday, April 16. Officers seized 22 grams of fentanyl, 18 grams of crack cocaine, and two cellphones from the vehicle.
The investigation, which began in January after a tip from the York Regional Police Service in Ontario, ultimately led investigators to two residences — one in Calgary and another in Cochrane.
While a search of the Calgary apartment in the 100 block of Second Avenue S.W. turned up a taser, it was the Cochrane search that resulted in a major haul. Inside the First Avenue E. apartment, officers seized 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl, 161 grams of an unknown white powder, 11 grams of unknown pills, and a cache of firearms, including:
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A loaded handgun reported lost in Ontario, featuring a 3D-printed receiver and Glock slide
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A T81SA 7.62mm semi-automatic rifle
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Two SKS rifles
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A Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun
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About 1,170 rounds of ammunition
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Two prohibited firearm magazines
Seal is charged with two counts each of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a prohibited device, and one count each of possession of a loaded prohibited firearm with ammunition and unauthorized possession of a firearm. He is scheduled to appear in court today in Cochrane.
Police say the seizure likely prevented significant harm to the community.
“The seizure of these drugs and firearms undoubtedly prevented significant harm to our community,” Acting Staff Sgt. Jake Debolt of the Calgary Police Service’s District 4 General Investigations Unit said in a release. “We remain committed to collaborating with all of our law enforcement partners to protect Calgarians from the devastating impacts of drug trafficking and the associated violence.”
Police thanked the York Regional Police Service for its assistance in the investigation.
Anyone with information about drug trafficking activity in Cochrane and the Calgary region is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.