Alberta Community Response Team seize quantity of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Firearm
Alberta RCMP’s Community Response Team, with the assistance of the Edmonton Police Service, conclude a drug trafficking investigation.
On Aug. 19, 2025, the Alberta Community Response Team executed a search warrant on a hotel room of the Aladdin Motel on 111 Avenue in Edmonton. As a result of the search warrant, police arrested Hocine Sadji (34), a resident of Edmonton, Nasro Abdulkadir (21), a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Mohamed Brari (34), a resident of Edmonton.
As a result of the investigation, police located and seized:
- 36 grams of Fentanyl;
- 9 grams of Cocaine;
- Ammunition;
- Loaded 9mm Glock handgun;
- Scales;
- $1,655 Canadian currency; and
- Numerous cell phones.
Hocine Sadji, Mohamed Brari, and Nasro Abdulkadir are jointly charged with:
- Two Counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking;
- Possession of Proceeds of Crime over $5000;
- Possess a Firearm without a license;
- Possess a restricted firearm;
- Possess a firearm in a careless manner.
Mohamed Brari and Nasro Abdulkadir are additionally charged jointly with:
- Two counts of Possess a firearm while prohibited from doing so.
Hocine Sadji, Mohamed Brari, and Nasro Abdulkadir were held for a bail hearing and all were remanded into custody. They are to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Edmonton on Aug. 28, 2025.
Alberta RCMP’s Community Response Teams focus outreach strategies combined with targeted enforcement and engagement with police partners and community to improve community safety and wellness, reduce victimization, and address the social determinants contributing to the root cause of crime.
