Photo: Drugs seized during a multi-agency investigation involving Parkland RCMP, Winnipeg Police Service and Edmonton Police Service are displayed following seizures in Alberta and Manitoba that police say carried an estimated street value of $37.2 million. Press Release photo

An investigation launched by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Parkland County ultimately led to the seizure of illicit drugs with an estimated street value of $37.2 million across Alberta and Manitoba, police stated May 20.

According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Parkland RCMP began investigating a Spruce Grove-area woman in the spring of 2025 over suspected drug trafficking activity. Investigators used electronic and physical surveillance to monitor movements that expanded from the Edmonton region into Calgary and later Manitoba.

Police stated the investigation led Parkland RCMP to seek assistance from the Winnipeg Police Service, whose investigators connected the suspect to targets in an ongoing investigation known as Project PUMA.

A traffic stop conducted during that investigation resulted in the seizure of 53 kilograms of methamphetamine and five kilograms of fentanyl, which Winnipeg police described as the largest illicit drug seizure in Manitoba’s history.

In February 2026, Project PUMA investigators shared information with Parkland RCMP and the Edmonton Police Service that led to a joint Alberta investigation and the seizure of 80 kilograms of cocaine in Edmonton.

Inspector Kevin McGillivray, officer in charge of Parkland County RCMP, stated the investigation demonstrated the importance of co-operation between police agencies.

• Methamphetamine seized: 53 kilograms

• Fentanyl seized: 5 kilograms

• Cocaine seized: 80 kilograms

• Estimated total street value: $37.2 million

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“In this case, no single agency could have achieved this result alone,” McGillivray stated in a news release. “It required trust, timely information-sharing, and a willingness to hand off and support efforts across provincial and organizational boundaries.”

McGillivray added the investigation showed how a single case can have “a much broader disruptive effect on organized crime networks, particularly where individuals play significant roles in trafficking and production.”

Both the Winnipeg Police Service and the Edmonton Police Service issued separate releases outlining arrests and seizures connected to investigations in their jurisdictions.