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“They sustained several broken bones in the face, nose, hand and wrist,” Const. Wendy Drummond said. Both officers have been treated and released.

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Toronto police also announced a massive drug bust on Sunday that netted $1.5 million in drugs, $175,000 in cash and numerous weapons. A quantity of drugs were marked as “bath salts” — they are often sold in a way that makes them look innocuous — and police have sent those drugs off for testing.

Meanwhile, Calgary police are dealing with two separate incidents in which they arrested men exhibited strange and violent behaviour.

In the second incident, it took seven police officers to contain a half-naked man who was found slamming his face up against a fence.

“We got a report of a person who was half-naked and had significant injuries to their face and nose area, so there was lots of blood,” Staff Sgt. Geoff Gawlinski said in a telephone interview. “This male was difficult to apprehend and take into custody safely.”

The man was taken into hospital but because he was not charged with any crimes, police did not take his personal information or take a toxicology report.

Gawlinski said while police cannot say if he was on any drugs, “certainly, his behaviour was consistent with someone who could be.”

He did say that mental health issues may have played a role.

Calgary police did warn the public about the dangers of taking illegal drugs, particularly because a user may not know what they are taking.