RCMP Eastern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit charge male with firearm and drug offences on Saddle Lake Cree Nation

June 1, 2021
St. Paul, Alberta

News release

In the afternoon of May 25, 2021, an RCMP officer of the Eastern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (EAD CRU) was on patrol on Saddle Lake Cree Nation when the officer observed a male known to be prohibited Canada wide from operating a motor vehicle. The member conducted a traffic stop with the assistance of the St. Paul RCMP.

During the traffic stop a search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of: a semi-automatic pistol, a shotgun, a quantity of ammunition, over 100 grams of methamphetamine, 80 grams of cocaine and 36 grams of psilocybin (magic mushrooms).

A 32-year-old male of Saddle Lake Cree Nation was charged with:

  • Operating a motor vehicle while prohibited (x3)
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking (x5)
  • Possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous
  • Unauthorized possession of a firearm knowing possession unauthorized (x2)
  • Possession of a firearm/ammunition in motor vehicle (x2)
  • Possession of a weapon obtained by crime (x2)
  • Careless use of a firearm
  • Unauthorized possession of a firearm (x2)
  • Possession of weapon contrary to order and fail to surrender authorization (x4)
  • Fail to comply with release conditions (x4)

Following a judicial hearing, the 32-year-old male was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in St. Paul Provincial Court on June 10, 2021.

"This is another example of the Crime Reduction Unit targeting repeat offenders," says Sgt. David Graham, Unit Commander for EAD CRU. "It is a small percent of the population committing more serious crimes and that is who we are focused on."

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Contact information

Alberta RCMP Media Relations
780-509-3970

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