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Four people were arrested and charged after officers seized drugs and guns from their south Lethbridge home in a drug trafficking investigation.

Members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams or ALERT were called to a home in the 700 block of 13th Street South on Friday to execute a search warrant.

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“It was a short term investigation. We noticed a problem in the community, a lot of traffic was noticed in the area,” said Staff Sgt. Rod Klassen with ALERT’s Lethbridge organized crime and gangs unit.

“Through our investigation, we figured out what was going on and conducted a search warrant.”

Officers discovered drugs with an estimated street value of $15,000, including 115 grams of cocaine, 400 grams of marijuana, and a glass container of hash oil. Officers also removed drug paraphernalia, including scales and score sheets, and $4,245 in cash as suspected proceeds of crime.

Police subsequently seized a 12-gauge shotgun, a semi-automatic Ruger .22 calibre rifle with a silencer and stock modifications allowing for a higher capacity magazine, and body armour vests.