Back grounder

September 30, 2011

Major Calgary-area blitz shuts down 18 marihuana grow operations

Evidence of a marihuana grow operation was found at the following locations: Address 100 block Kincora Glen Rd SW Sherwood Cres NW* 200 block Citadel Peaks Circle NW 200 block Royal Birch Way NW 4300 block 53 St NE Castlebrook Place NE Bergen Cres NW 600 block Auburn Bay Heights SE Marthas Meadow Dr NE Coventry Lane NE 500 block Acadia Dr SE 100 block Saddlemont Blvd NE 1900 block New Brighton Dr SE** 2400 block 42 St SE*** 200 block Deer Ridge Wy SE 3700 block 43 St SW 700 block 18 Av NW Saddleback Rd NE TOTAL Plants Seized 1648 0 432 458 689 495 1383 670 234 77 8 370 366 11 1299 137 26 617 8920 Value Plants $2,060,000 0 $540,000 $572,500 $861,250 $618,750 $1,728,750 $837,500 $292,500 $96,250 $10,000 $462,500 $457,500 $13,750 $1,623,750 $171,250 $32,500 $771,250 $11,150,000 7.2kg $30,501 Harvested Marihuana Value Persons Charged 1 Fortified Y Y N N N Y N N Y N N N N N 1 1 9 N N N 4

3.42kg

$16,553

2.88kg 0.9kg

$13,939 $9,000

* Note: Sherwood Cres NW appeared to be recently cropped out, equipment still there. ** Note: Four children seized by CARRT from New Brighton Dr SE. *** Note: 42 St SE was an outdoor grow.

Fortifications/Weapons: Kincora Glen Rd NW Two machetes located inside residence. Castlebrook Pl NE

Back door fortified and rigged with bear spray fogger, floors below windows and the basement stairs rigged with screws and nails protruding upwards through bottom board and concealed in plastic.

Acadia Dr SE
Sword located inside residence.

Martha's Meadow Dr NE
Residence heavily fortified. Six video surveillance cameras present, triggered by pressure and movement sensors linked to four surveillance monitors. All sensors triggered alarm and light in residence. Pressure sensor by Enmax power box. Two machetes and bear spray located inside residence.

Coventry Lane NE
Throwing knives located in residence.

Persons Charged: NGUYEN, Van Thi DOB 1976-11-06 (M) (Kincora Glen Rd NW) NGUYEN, Thi Thanh DOB 1959-04-15 (F) (53 St NE) NGUYEN, Viet Tuong DOB 1966-07-07 (M) (53 St NE) DOMBOWSKY, Kenneth DOB 1960-03-18 (Coventry Lane NE) DOMBOWSKY, Jonathon Kenneth DOB 1981-03-17 (Coventry Lane NE) NGUYEN, Tai Bich Phuong DOB 1971-07-25 (New Brighton Dr SE) VU, Duyen Dan DOB 1964-10-02 (New Brighton Dr SE)
**NOTE: There were four children seized by CARRT from New Brighton Dr SE, ages ranging between 18 months to 7 yrs of age.**

MILLER, Kirk DOB 1962-05-12 (43 St SW) NGUYEN, Chau Ntoc DOB 1977-02-05 (Saddleback Rd NE)

Media inquiries may be directed to: Candace Cook Communications Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) 780-218-2825 Michael Nunn Communications Calgary Police Service 403-206-7979 RCMP Media Relations 613-843-5999 Sgt. Patrick Webb RCMP K Division Strategic Communications 403-869-7267