In Canada, five suspects are charged with arresting organized crime with ties to the Mexican cartel and first-degree murder –

Amid secret proceedings in federal court and on the eve of a defense request to drop all charges, the Crown ended the prosecution of five people accused of running a large-scale, cross-border drug trafficking ring involving Mexican cartels were, CBC News has learned.

At the time the charges were announced, police said the $55 million drug bust, involving nearly a tonne of methamphetamine and six kilos of cocaine, was believed to be the largest ever in Alberta.

With three sets of stays issued last week, last April and in 2023, 10 of the 15 people originally charged in the investigation dubbed Project Cobra are no longer in court.

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