Article content

Seven firearms, including a MAC-11 submachine-gun, were seized by police after a series of drug raids in Red Deer and Sylvan Lake, the culmination of a three-month investigation that saw six people arrested.

According to a release from Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), police searched three homes in Sylvan Lake and one home in Red Deer as part of a drug trafficking investigation.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Police in Red Deer seize submachine-gun, other weapons after three-month drug probe Back to video

The MAC-11, found at a home in Red Deer’s Vanier Woods neighbourhood, was equipped with a silencer and found with two extended-clip magazines, according to ALERT.