Three Edmonton drug dealers – including a full-patch member of the local Hells Angels – have been convicted on charges of conspiring to traffic cocain

outlaw biker John Reginald Alcantara, 36, was also found guilty of possession of proceeds of crime, possession of marijuana, possession of an unregistered gun, possession of an unlicensed Taser and possession of butterfly knives.As well, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Doreen Sulyma found Sean David Critch, 27, guilty of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime and possession of marijuana.She also convicted Nicholas James Roberts, 26, of cocaine trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking.The trio were part of a large group of alleged drug dealers in a dial-a-doper operation that was taken down by a joint investigation by city police and RCMP, known as Project KOKER, which involved extensive wiretapping.
The three men were convicted after a four-month trial.During the trial, court heard Alcantara was the “hands-off overseer” or “CEO” of the large-scale dial-a-doper operation while his brother-in-law, Beau Michael Yakimishyn, 27, was in charge of distribution.Roberts was known as a “food boss,” who supplied cocaine to the lower-level street dealers, while Critch was a higher-level dealer with others working below him.In March, Yakimishyn was handed a prison sentence of 10 1/2 years after pleading guilty to cocaine trafficking.Court heard Alcantara was arrested on Jan. 19, 2006, and police went to his home armed with a search warrant three weeks later. There, officers found $15,000 cash stashed in a bag in the trunk of a car and in a box of Christmas lights on a shelf in the garage.Police also seized some marijuana and a Luger pistol found in the garage, a Taser and a machete found in the master bedroom and butterfly knives found in the den.Officers also seized a police scanner and a safe containing another Taser, assorted jewelry, a radio frequency jamming device and various pieces of identification bearing Alcantara’s photograph, but under different names.“This evidence clearly is indicative of Alcantara’s participation in criminal activity,” said Sulyma.Court also heard that despite never being seen going to work or having supplied supporting documents to his accountant to back up his claim that he was a “management consultant,” Alcantara owned “expensive assets” such as a Cadillac, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, an Arctic Cat snowmobile and a Rolex watch.A three-day sentencing hearing is set to begin Dec. 2.In November 2006 police announced they had seized 20 kilos of cocaine, three kilos of marijuana, methamphetamine, guns, prohibited weapons and more than $2 million in cash, cars, trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, jewelry and homes as part of Project KOKER.