On Oct. 3, 2024, St. Paul RCMP members started an investigation into drug trafficking at a residence in Saddle Lake Cree First Nation, Alta. After five months of investigation, St. Paul RCMP members were able to procure a search warrant for the property. On March 19, 2025, St. Paul RCMP members, in partnership with RCMP Emergency Response Team, RCMP Police Dog Services and RCMP Eastern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit executed the search warrant, resulting in the seizure of drugs and weapons as well as the arrest of a suspect known to police.
As a result of the search warrant, the following items were seized:
- 130 grams of methamphetamines;
- 52 grams of cocaine;
- Canadian currency;
- Counterfeit Canadian currency;
- A handgun;
- 3 rifles;
- Ammunition;
- 2 Crossbows; and
- Assorted weapons such as knives, nun chucks, bass knuckles, batons and swords.
As a result of the investigation, a 44-year-old individual, a resident of Saddle Lake Cree First Nation, was charged with:
- Possession of methamphetamines for the purpose of trafficking;
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking;
- Firearm-related offences (x9); and
- Unauthorized possession of identity document.
The individual was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. He is to appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Paul on April 10, 2025.
"We would like to thank the various RCMP partners who came to assist on this file" Staff Sergeant Dennis Silliker, Detachment Commander of the St. Paul RCMP. "We are committed to using every resource available in order to bring greater safety to our communities and answer their policing needs. We ask the public to please continue to report any suspicious activity. This allows us to better respond to the issues that are taking place within the community and thus contribute to the safety that everyone seeks."