‘A serious threat’: RCMP dismantle synthetic drug lab in hamlet north of Edmonton
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ATHABASCA, ALBERTA, CANADA – For Mounties in northern Alberta, it was a crime scene that should have come with a big hazardous-materials warning label.
Police in Athabasca say it took them three days last week to clean up a synthetic drug laboratory after they heard about it through a tipster.
They say the chemicals they found were so toxic, they had to be handled with extreme care for disposal.
It was a big job, with specialized chemists and hazardous waste experts called in.
In the end, they seized about a kilogram of suspected fentanyl.
The search for suspects continues.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 21, 2026.