By Brook Wagner on October 13, 2026.
A three-month investigation ended with a search in the Braeside neighbourhood of Calgary, uncovering drugs, guns, paraphernalia and cash.–HANDOUT PHOTOS COURTESY CPSbwagner@medicinehatnews.com
Calgary police have charged two men with a combined 34 offences after officers seized suspected fentanyl, two guns and more than $8,000 in cash from a home in that city’s southwest.
Mujahid Babekir, 26, and Shane David McWilliam, 57, each face 17 charges, the Calgary Police Service said Wednesday.
District 6 patrol officers searched a house in the Braeside neighbourhood on Oct. 2 and arrested both men, police said. The search followed a three-month investigation that began in July when officers received reports of suspicious activity in the area.
Police say they seized 553.7 grams of suspected fentanyl with an estimated street value of $40,000. Officers also took a KelTec Sub-2000 rifle fitted with a loaded 25-round prohibited magazine and a Springfield XD.45-calibre handgun with its serial number scratched off.
Also seized were 9mm ammunition, a drug scale, a suspected cutting agent, several electronic devices and $8,165 in Canadian currency along with $30 in US currency. Police believe the cash was proceeds of crime.
Each man is charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000 and four counts of possession of a controlled substance contrary to a probation order. The remaining counts are firearms offences, including careless storage and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number.
As of writing none of the charges been tested in court.
McWilliam was scheduled to appear in court Friday. Babekir is set to appear Oct. 21.
Anyone with information can call Calgary police at 403-266-1234, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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