Between March 2024 and January 2025, the Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement Unit (EDGE) investigated an online organization operating under the brand “BlueBuddhaCo”. The EPS learned that the organization functioned on a national scale, shipping approximately 8,700 packages of drugs across Canada while laundering proceeds through banking systems and cryptocurrency platforms.
The organization was advertised as an online illicit drug delivery service, promoting fast and secure nationwide shipping for a wide selection of controlled substances, including cocaine, MDMA, LSD, GHB and methamphetamine. As such, the extensive investigation involved assistance from policing partners across Canada, including the RCMP and Ottawa Police Service.
Search warrants were executed in January 2025 and revealed multiple storage and distribution locations in the city, including central Edmonton and the Hollick-Kenyon and Schonsee neighbourhoods. Police located controlled substances, drug-processing and packaging equipment, digital scales and shipping supplies.
Police estimate the street value of the drugs seized is approximately $224,000 and that this criminal organization received approximately $1.98 million through e‑transfer deposits.
Photo of drugs seized
Photo of drugs seized
In February 2026, the following individuals were charged with a total of 133 criminal offences including organized crime, trafficking, money laundering and proceeds of crime:
- Melvin Yong, 33
- Dung Nguyen, 66
- Gary Tan, 43
- Mila Then, 35
- Kevin Leung-Wan, 33
“This investigation exposed a well-organized criminal enterprise that distributed controlled substances across Canada while attempting to conceal millions of dollars in criminal proceeds,” says Staff Sergeant Jennifer McCann with the EPS’ Drug and Gang Enforcement Unit. “The complexity of this operation demanded a sustained, intelligence-led investigation involving extensive financial analysis, digital evidence and interagency collaboration.”
Police will continue to identify, investigate, and prosecute the people behind these types of online operations. Members of the public are encouraged to report any related websites or advertisements by taking a screenshot and contacting the EPS non-emergency line at 780-423-4567 or by visiting a police station.
The EPS would like to remind Edmontonians that any medication not prescribed by a medical professional is not safe to ingest and can pose significant risk to a person’s health and safety.