Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Operation (JFO) West, with assistance from Deer Lake RCMP, conducted a check on a suspicious vehicle on November 2, 2023, that led to the arrests of 25-year-old Brianna Lavers and 24-year-old Bobby Sheppard, both of Deer Lake.
Shortly before 3:00 a.m. today, officers approached a parked vehicle on Pynn’s Brook Road in Pynn’s Brook and determined that Lavers and Sheppard were both in breach of court ordered conditions. The two were arrested and a search was conducted. Officers located and seized a quantity of crack cocaine and more than 14 grams of cocaine.
Lavers and Sheppard remain in custody and attend court today to each face charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking and various breaches of court ordered conditions.
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.