Drugs, guns, car, $40K in Pokémon cards seized in police investigation

Drugs, guns, a car and almost $40,000 worth of Pokémon cards were seized by police during recent raids on homes in and around Calgary.

Search warrants were executed at three homes in Calgary and one in Airdrie on May 26 during a drug trafficking investigation.

The Alberta RCMP’s rural organized crime team, with help from partner agencies, arrested three men and seized 100 grams of what’s believed to be cocaine, 3,586 grams of what’s believed to be cannabis marijuana, one gram of what’s believed to be methamphetamine and 22 tabs of what’s believed to be LSD.

Police also seized six firearms, including four restricted handguns, a rifle and a carbine, as well as a 9 mm high-capacity drum-style magazine.

And police also seized a 2024 Chevrolet Corvette and $39,781 worth of Pokémon cards, along with $7,215 in Canadian cash and six cellphones.

Kyle McIntyre, 36, was charged with:

• trafficking a controlled substance (x5);
• possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000 (x7);
• possession of a prohibited firearm;
• possession of a weapon dangerous to the public;
• possession of a firearm without a licence;
• possession of a prohibited device; and
• possession of a prohibited device without a licence.

Brendon Ross-Henderson, 33, was charged with:

• trafficking a controlled substance (x2); and
• possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000 (x2).

And David Chafe, 70, was charged with:

• possession for the purpose of trafficking; and
• possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000.

All three are residents of Calgary.

McIntyre remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on July 3.

Ross-Henderson was released with conditions and is scheduled to appear in court on June 26.

And Chafe was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on July 15.