A significant drug trafficking investigation led by the Red Deer RCMP has resulted in the arrest of a 41-year-old man and the seizure of a large quantity of drugs and guns.

In early October, Mounties launched an investigation into a suspected drug trafficker operating across Central Alberta, including within Red Deer.

On Oct. 10, officers executed a search warrant that uncovered: • 1.1 kilograms of cocaine • 1.4 kilograms of methamphetamine • 3.1 kilograms of fentanyl • Equipment used in drug production • Three loaded firearms

Jesse Bergstrom, 41, was arrested and faces a series of charges including three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, production of a controlled substance, eight weapons-related offences, two counts of failing to comply with a release orde

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