SADDLE LAKE - A search warrant was executed on a residence in Saddle Lake Cree Nation on May 4 and drugs, cash and other items were seized by police.
In the early morning hours of May 4, members of the Eastern Alberta District (EAD) Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), assisted by the Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant in the rural area of Saddle Lake Cree Nation, according to information from RCMP.
"The warrant was part of an ongoing investigation that also included the EAD General Investigation Section, St. Paul RCMP and Saddle Lake RCMP," reads information from RCMP.
As a result of this search warrant, 300 grams of suspected cocaine and 80 grams of suspected methamphetamine were seized by RCMP, along with prescription medications.
A cash counter, along with $8,000 cash, and scales were also seized. Tannerite explosives were also found by RCMP.
“This investigation is an excellent example of how your Alberta RCMP, through it’s various units and detachments, can work together towards making your communities safer,” said Sgt. Mike Dunsmore, NCO I/C of EAD CRU.
“We would also like to thank the community for expressing their concerns about this residence and we encourage others to come forth with information about possible criminality so we can better help address your concerns," he added.
As a result of the investigation, Tyson Willard Hunter, 51, a resident of St. Paul, was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking (x3), possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, possession of a weapon contrary to order (x2), and failing to comply with a release order (x3).
Hunter was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. He is scheduled appear in courton May 23, in St. Paul.
