Red Deer RCMP charge 2 Calgarians, 1 from Chestermere after drug bust

Red Deer RCMP say three people are facing drug charges in connection with an investigation that began in January. (Supplied/RCMP)

Three Alberta residents are facing charges following a drug bust in Chestermere, Alta., earlier this month.

Red Deer RCMP were first made aware of the situation in early January, when officers received information about a drug trafficking operation.

An investigation identified three suspects believed to be working together.

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One of the suspects was arrested on Jan. 28 in a back alley behind a Red Deer home while another was arrested on March 3 in a parking lot in the city’s north end.

On March 12, Red Deer RCMP, along with members from the Chestermere and Strathmore detachments, executed a search warrant on a home in the community east of Calgary.

There, the third suspect was located and arrested. Quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine, oxycodone pills and more than $32,000 in cash was seized.

All the accused face a variety of drug charges.