Calgary Police Say a Tactical Unit Search Warrant in the 2000 Block of 37 Street S.E. Found a Woman Allegedly Being Held Against Her Will Along With About 607 Grams of Fentanyl and a Sawed-Off Rifle, and That Joseph Richard Frederick Sarazen, 45, and Jordan Barry Taylor, 36, Are Charged While Dmetri Tyrone Cappo, 33, Is Wanted (October 29, 2026)

The Calgary Police Service says it learned on Monday, October 12, 2026 that a woman was allegedly being held against her will at a residence in southeast Calgary, and that early the following morning its Tactical Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the 2000 block of 37 Street S.E. and found the victim along with two men the force says are believed to be responsible. Police say officers seized a sawed-off rifle, a stolen motorcycle from the driveway, numerous cell phones, about 607 grams of fentanyl, about 360 grams of methamphetamine and about 850 millilitres of GHB. Joseph Richard Frederick Sarazen, 45, and Jordan Barry Taylor, 36, both of Calgary, are charged, and Dmetri Tyrone Cappo, 33, of Calgary is wanted on warrants. The force describes the kidnapping as believed to be targeted and believed to be drug-related.

Legal status: Charged. None of the allegations has been tested in court, and Sarazen, Taylor and Cappo are each presumed innocent.

The Charges Against Sarazen and Taylor

The Calgary Police Service says Sarazen is charged with overcoming resistance to commission of offence, forcible confinement, assault, theft under $5,000 and three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, seven counts in all. His next court date is given as Monday, November 2, 2026.

Taylor is charged with overcoming resistance to commission of offence, forcible confinement, assault, theft under $5,000 and three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, as well as possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of a firearm in breach of a court order and unsafe storage of a firearm, ten counts in all. His next court date is given as Thursday, November 5, 2026. Together the two charge lists come to 17 counts.

The Outstanding Warrants

Police say Dmetri Tyrone Cappo, 33, of Calgary is wanted on several warrants, including forcible confinement, theft under $5,000, possession for the purpose of trafficking and breach of a court order. The force describes him as weighing approximately 280 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Calgary Police Service at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, anonymously if they wish.

Every accused is presumed innocent, and none of these charges has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Calgary Police Service, as published in its October 29, 2026 release. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.