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Canada drug dealer offers ‘free samples’ of cocaine stapled to business cards

A Canadian drug dealer was busted for allegedly offering a direct line to business — passing out “free samples” of cocaine stapled to the back of his business cards, cops said Wednesday.

A Canadian drug dealer with an entrepreneurial spirit was busted for passing out “free samples” of cocaine stapled to the back of his business cards, cops said Wednesday.

Seyyed Amir Razavi, 30, was allegedly caught Saturday with more than 50 dime bags of portioned drugs and a mostly empty box of the cards — which were made out under the alias “Alex Lee.”

Cops had been on the hunt for the mysterious Lee since Christmas Eve when they were tipped off to a man offering the cocaine samples to gamblers outside a casino in downtown Calgary, they said in a release.

The suspect was allegedly caught with more than 50 dime bags of portioned drugs and a mostly empty box of the cards. Calgary Police Media Relations
Cops were on the lookout for Lee ever since they were briefed about a man offering cocaine samples to gamblers outside a casino in downtown Calgary. Calgary Police Media Relations

It took six weeks for officers to gather enough evidence consistent with drug trafficking to formally arrest Razavi after conducting a traffic stop.

The officers executed a search warrant on his nearby home, where they allegedly found almost 60 grams of cocaine in dozens of baggies and the business cards, as well as a digital scale with drug residue and $1,280 in cash.

It took police six weeks to gather enough evidence to formally arrest Razavi after conducting a traffic stop. Calgary Police Media Relations

He was charged with two counts of trafficking a controlled substance, one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking and three counts of possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000.

Razavi was released from custody and will next appear in court Feb. 26.