# RCMP and provincial drug busts in Canada

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/rcmp-enforcement-actions-in-canada
> Updated: 2026-08-06T14:48:13.000Z. Sources: 16. Developments: 3.

In mid‑July 2026 the RCMP launched a series of coordinated operations across several provinces. In British Columbia, officers investigated break‑ins at three downtown businesses in Campbell River, releasing surveillance images and urging the public to help identify the two suspects. In Manitoba, three Winnipeg residents were arrested after retail thefts in Steinbach, where a police‑deployed drone tracked the suspects and recovered more than $3,000 in stolen merchandise.

The following week the force highlighted two further British Columbia actions. A traffic stop in Penticton led to the arrest of Samuel Prescott‑Perrault on unlawful firearm possession and probation violations. In Maple Ridge, a separate stop resulted in the seizure of a vehicle, cash, a rifle scope and fentanyl, all turned over for forfeiture.

Later in July, RCMP raids seized large drug shipments. A July 9 search in Campbell River uncovered 4.5 kg of cannabis, 225 g of cocaine, 10 g of crack and over $77,000 in cash. Simultaneous July 30 raids in Calgary and Cochrane recovered more than one kilogram of suspected cocaine, about 340 g of fentanyl, $22,000 in currency and prohibited tasers. The arrests and seizures underscore the RCMP’s ongoing emphasis on disrupting property crime, illegal firearms and drug trafficking nationwide.

On August 6, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team, working with the Edmonton and Calgary police services and the RCMP, announced a province‑wide bust that spanned Calgary, Edmonton, St. Albert and Sturgeon County. The operation seized over 66 kg of cocaine, 5 kg each of fentanyl, methamphetamine and psilocybin mushrooms—valued at more than $7 million—along with $1.16 million in cash, 17 firearms and eight vehicles. Several suspects have been arrested, and the investigation, begun in November 2025, remains ongoing.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-06: Alberta police seize over $7 million in drugs, $1 million cash and 17 firearms in province‑wide bust

Alberta’s ALERT operation seized $7 million in drugs, $1 million cash, 17 guns and eight vehicles in a multi‑city bust, with arrests but no charges yet.

12 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rcmp-seize-drugs-and-cash-in-raids-across-campbell-river-calgary-and-cochrane

### 2026-07-22: British Columbia RCMP seize assets and arrest gun offender in recent operations

BC RCMP arrested a repeat gun offender in Penticton and seized cash, a Kia, a rifle scope and fentanyl in Maple Ridge, turning the assets over for forfeiture.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/british-columbia-rcmp-seize-assets-and-arrest-gun-offender-in-recent-operations

### 2026-07-17: RCMP arrests linked to break‑ins in Campbell River and retail thefts in Steinbach, Canada

RCMP are pursuing two suspects after break‑ins in Campbell River, BC, and have arrested three thieves involved in retail thefts and a stolen vehicle in Steinbach, MB, recovering over $3,000 in stolen goods.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rcmp-arrests-linked-to-breakins-in-campbell-river-and-retail-thefts-in-steinbach-canada

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