Northwest drug investigation ends in charges for 7 people

Calgary police have charged seven people with various drug and weapons offences following an investigation in the city’s northwest.

Police said from June 19-21 they targetted the areas of Sunnyside, Memorial Drive bike path and North Hill Mall.

The area was identified “through calls for service and community concerns,” police said in a news release Thursday.

Police said they charged the following people with offences under the criminal code relating to trafficking controlled substances and weapons: Kevin Allen Bush, 36, Anthony Michael Delage, 21, Christopher Sterling, 40, Leonard Fellows, 24, James William Didyk, 40, Austin Bradly Luck 33 and Morgan Rouse, 38.

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“The strategic enforcement of drug and weapons trafficking is a priority for the Calgary Police Service,” police said.