On February 9th, 2022, La Loche RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in the community of La Loche in connection to an ongoing investigation.
Officers located and seized:
- approximately 59.3 grams of suspected crack cocaine
- approximately 1 mg methadone
- a quantity of prescription drugs
- a quantity of Canadian currency
Investigation has determined some of the prescription drugs seized were not prescribed to individuals at the residence where the search warrant was executed.
Three individuals were arrested without incident at the residence.
Vernon Laprise, Stacy Lemaigre, and Jayda Boucher-Moise, all from the La Loche area, have been charged with:
- 1 count, possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine), Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- 1 count, possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code
Laprise is also charged with:
- 1 count, possession for the purpose of trafficking, (Opioid - other than heroin), Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
All three will appear in provincial court in La Loche on March 21st 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
The investigation continues.