Wetaskiwin RCMP execute search warrant and seize firearms and drugs

December 15, 2022
Wetaskiwin, Alberta

News release

On Nov. 30, 2022, the Wetaskiwin Crime Reduction Unit and Wetaskiwin General Investigation Section executed a search warrant at a residence in Wetaskiwin. As a result of the search, two individuals were arrested and charged and four firearms, including a home-made handgun, as well as large quantity of drugs, a variety of ammunition, a battering ram, body armour, hatchets, knives, machetes and two stolen passports were seized.

A 58-year-old individual, a resident of Wetaskiwin, was charged with the following offences:

  • Possession of a firearm when knowing possession is unauthorized
  • Careless use of a firearm
  • Fail to comply with a release order x2
  • Possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition without a licence
  • Possession of break-in instrument
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance
  • Possession of body armour without licence

A 37-year-old individual, a resident of Wetaskiwin was charged with the following offences:

  • Possession of a firearm when knowing possession is unauthorized
  • Careless use of a firearm
  • Fail to comply with a release order
  • Possession of a firearm contrary to order
  • Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance for the purpose of Trafficking
  • Possession of body armour without licence

Both individuals were taken before a justice of the peace and have been remanded into custody. They are both scheduled to appear in Wetaskiwin provincial court on Dec. 20, 2022.

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Contact information

Alberta RCMP Media Relations
780-509-3970

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