Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Three individuals, 50-year-old Gary Campbell of Irishtown-Summerside, 44-year-old Stephen Goudie of Deer Lake and 22-year-old Chloe Young of Deer Lake, were arrested by the RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Operation (JFO) West at a traffic stop in Deer Lake on October 17, 2023.
As part of an ongoing investigation, JFO West, with assistance from Deer Lake RCMP, stopped a vehicle on Sixth Avenue in Deer Lake. The three occupants were arrested and searched. Inside the vehicle, police located and seized approximately 28 grams of cocaine, a quantity of cash and other evidence consistent with drug trafficking.
All three are charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine. Young was additionally charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Young and Goudie were released from custody and are set to appear in court at later dates.
With this being Campbell’s second arrest for drug-related offences by JFO West since August of 2023, he was held in custody, appeared in court yesterday and was released on conditions.
The investigation is continuing.
If you are a resident on the province’s west coast and you suspect there is drug trafficking in your neighbourhood, JFO West wants to talk with you. You can remain anonymous while speaking directly with a police officer by contacting the JFO West designated drug line at (709) 637-4221.
Residents in other areas of the province are encouraged to contact their local police detachment to report illegal drug activities.
JFO West, which includes dedicated police officers from both the RCMP and RNC, targets drug trafficking and organized crime on the west coast of the province.