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Drugs, weapons and a record amount of cash have been seized by the Strathcona County RCMP drug unit.

Mounties seized drugs, drug trafficking paraphernalia, a loaded handgun, a loaded shotgun, two Edmonton Police Service vests, ammunition, an operational signal jammer and $442,875 in cash, the biggest cash seizure from the Strathcona County RCMP Drug Unit, according to a news release sent on Wednesday.

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The drug trafficking investigation started this past November and on Dec. 15 Mounties searched two separate homes, in Sherwood Park and northeast Leduc County.

Staff Sgt. Andy Kyle, in charge of the Strathcona County RCMP general investigative section, said in a news release that the Strathcona County RCMP drug unit was able to make the arrests by working with other agencies.

The EPS body armour and tactical vest were stolen on Aug. 3, 2017, the news release said. In Leduc County, two children ages six and 10, were living in the home with loaded and accessible firearms.