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Alberta police seize $10 million in drugs during massive steroid bust

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Oct, 2014 10:49 AM

    EDMONTON - The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team says it has made a massive steroid bust in Edmonton.

    Spokesman Mike Tucker says multiple search warrants were executed and more than $10 million in drugs seized.

    He says the bust involved more than 350,000 pills, 10,000 vials and three dozen types of chemical precursors and additives.

    The seizure occurred at residences and storage facilities last week.

    Tucker says the bust targeted a major distributor.

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