A man facing a term of 10 years to life in prison if convicted of the federal drug charges that he and two other Calgary-area men are facing in Utah is the son of a Calgary police officer, sources tell CBC News.

While Brennan Tutt's troubles in America are just beginning, charges he was facing in Calgary were withdrawn Monday.

Last week Tutt, 24, was charged with possession with intent to distribute along with Kyle Carson Taylor, 19, and Caicedo Ramirez Santiago, 20, after Utah highway patrol officers seized 104 kilograms of meth hidden in a pickup pulled over near Provo.

The seizure is considered the largest meth bust in the state's history. Troopers told the Deseret News that the haul of meth is worth about $1.5 million wholesale but can fetch as much as 10 times that amount on the street.

In Calgary, Tutt — who used to play hockey in the WHL — was facing charges of unlawful confinement, assault, theft under $5,000, as well as break and enter stemming from a domestic incident earlier this year.

Those charges were withdrawn on Monday by an Edmonton prosecutor who had been assigned to the case in order to avoid any conflict due to the fact that Tutt is the son of a Calgary police officer.

"He maintained his innocence on that case right from the beginning," said defence lawyer, Gavin Wolch who represented Tutt on his Calgary matters.

Three Calgary-area men are facing charges after 230 pounds of meth was seized in Utah. (Utah Department of Public Safety)

Wolch says he helped Tutt find a "well respected" American lawyer to represent him on his drug charges.

"It's still registering that they are where they are," said Wolch. "It's a very different process; things happen quickly down there."

Street value of meth worth up to $15M: authorities

A conviction on the federal drug charges faced by the three Alberta men come with a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison, according to Wolch.

"We see these mandatory minimums in the U.S., which are to the extreme and remind us up here of the criticisms of that path which we shouldn't follow," said Wolch.

The meth, according to the St. George News in Utah, is estimated to have a wholesale U.S. value of $1.5 million and a street value between $7 and $15 million.

The drugs were hidden in boxes and suitcases along with steroids and $66,000 in cash, according to authorities.