A large street-racing meetup in an industrial area of northwest Edmonton was broken up by police, who issued dozens of tickets.

The racing was happening on 129 Avenue, west of 170 Street, on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Before officers on the ground moved into the area to issue tickets, they sent a drone over the gathering. ( Video in the player above. )

Police said their initial estimates indicated there were more than 100 vehicles in the area for the racing gathering.

“In a year where traffic fatalities are set to eclipse the last two years, and extreme speeding and street racing are an ongoing problem on our streets, this behaviour is unacceptable,” said Const. Peter Lafleur with the EPS northwest branch.

Police said officers set up check stops and intercepted each vehicle as it went to

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