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The purported head of a Calgary-based international drug cartel investigators have linked to Mexican narcotics rings and a double homicide has been freed on bail.

Court records obtained Friday by Postmedia show Allistair Chapman was granted judicial interim release April 27 on 16 charges, including being the head of a criminal organization.

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Chapman was given his freedom on the condition a family member sign a surety of $100,000.

If Chapman fails to show up for upcoming court appearances the surety could be ordered to fork over that amount in property.

One of the charges he faces alleges he “participated in the activities of a drug trafficking organization … as the founder and top figure.”

He is also accused of directing other individuals to traffic narcotics for the benefit of a criminal organization, as well as producing and possessing for the purpose of trafficking several drugs including methamphetamine and fentanyl.