Lethbridge police have charged a 29-year-old man with drug trafficking after seizing more than 1,000 doses of fentanyl  along with other drugs, weapons and cash.
Levi Cyprian Harris, 29, of Lethbridge faces three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, police said.
Officers were called Tuesday at about 6:15 p.m. to a report of people using drugs inside a vehicle parked in the West Highlands neighbourhood in Lethbridge, according to the Lethbridge Police Service.
A man and woman were inside the vehicle and both were arrested. Harris was not there at the time. He was arrested a short time later while returning to the vehicle.
Officers searched Harris where they found cocaine and cash. A later search of the vehicle turned up 110 grams of fentanyl, which police say is equal to about 1,100 doses, nearly 30 grams of cocaine, 88 grams of methamphetamine, more than $1,000 in cash, bear spray and a collapsible baton. Police also recovered property they believe was stolen from a business on the city’s west side.
The man and woman who were first arrested were released without charges. Harris were the only person charged.
Harris was remanded into custody, he was scheduled to appear in court Friday. The charges have not been tested in court.
Harris has faced criminal charges in the Lethbridge area before according to court records and earlier news reports. In 2018, he and another man were arrested outside a convenience store while wearing masks and carrying weapons, and Harris was charged with offences including conspiracy and possessing a dangerous weapon.
In 2019, he was charged after a stolen vehicle crashed during a police chase. In 2022, he pleaded guilty in Lethbridge provincial court to charges that included drug possession, theft and several weapons counts, and he was sentenced to 115 days in jail, with credit for time already served leaving 28 days. A court heard his crimes were tied to a drug addiction that began when he was a teenager.

Fentanyl trafficking remains a concern across southern Alberta. In June 2025, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team seized about 800 grams of fentanyl in Medicine Hat, which the agency called one of its largest seizures in the city.

By Brook Wagner, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Original Published on Sep 07, 2026 at 20:34

 

This item reprinted with permission from   Medicine Hat News   Medicine Hat, Alberta

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