Two Calgary men are looking at serious charges back home after Australian customs authorities discovered 1.5 kilos of meth inside a commercial vacuum. The seizure was made back in May 2022 and Australian authorities contacted their partners with the Canada Border Services Agency.
With names and enough reason to look around, a search warrant was executed on two properties in Alberta, Calgary. The RCMP turned up 1.1 kilos of marijuana and 1.08 kilos of hashish.
Two Calgary Men Face Drug Trafficking Charges After Getting Caught in Australia in 2022
It is alleged that the suspects—identified as Viet Cuong Le (39) and Xuan Toan Dong (34)—were attempting to smuggle the meth into the UK and Greenland when they were captured. Both were charged with possession for the purpose of exporting and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, according to CBSA. Alberta RCMP Inspector Germain Leger said of the charges:
“With the support of various law enforcement agencies, we disrupted an international drug smuggling operation that would have caused significant harm to our communities and those abroad.”
Viet Cuong Le and Xuan Toan Dong are scheduled for a court hearing in Calgary on January 24, 2023.
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