Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Following a joint investigation by Ponoka RCMP and ALERT, a repeat drug dealer has been arrested. Police seized a variety of drugs and a stolen firearm.
On Feb. 22, 2024, Ponoka RCMP, Blackfalds RCMP, and ALERT Red Deer’s organized crime team executed a search warrant at a residence in Ponoka. As result of the search, police seized:
- 63 grams of methamphetamine
- 15 tablets of oxycodone
- 5 grams of suspected fentanyl
- a stolen firearm
A 44-year-old individual, a resident of Ponoka has been charged with:
- Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of drugs
- Unsafe storage of a firearm
- Possession of an unauthorized firearm
- Possession of a weapon obtained by crime
- Failure to comply with a probation order
At the time of arrest, the 44-year-old individual had previous drugs, firearms and property related offences still before the courts, and was bound by a 24-hour curfew, which he was found in violation of.
The 44-year-old individual was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody with a next court appearance set for March 1, 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Ponoka.
A second suspect was also arrested. A 38-year-old individual, a resident of Ponoka, was charged with:
- Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of drugs
- Unsafe storage of a firearm
- Possession of an unauthorized firearm
- Possession of a weapon obtained by crime
The 38-year-old individual was taken before a justice of the peace and released from custody with a next court date set for March 1, 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Ponoka.
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