Fort Simpson RCMP recently seized a firearm and various quantities of drugs while executing a search warrant.
On February 15th, Fort Simpson RCMP searched through two different homes within the community. as part of a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act investigation. The warrants were executed with assistance from the RCMP’s Emergency Response Team and Critical Incident Program and resulted in the arrest of 5 individuals.
In the search, police recovered 1.3 kilograms of a substance that is suspected to be cocaine, 72.5 grams of suspected crack-cocaine, 6 grams of suspected fentanyl, as well as a loaded handgun.
Four adult males have received the following charges;
– Possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine)
– Possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl)
– Trafficking of cocaine
– Unauthorized possession of a firearm
– Possession of a prohibited/restricted firearm with ammunition
– Unsafe storage of a firearm
– Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
– Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
Each of the men are being held to appear before a Justice of the Peace.
A 25-year-old woman was also arrested and charged with Possession for the purpose of Trafficking (cocaine). She has been released, but is required to appear in court in Fort Simpson at a later date.
Anyone who has information about drug trafficking is asked to contact their local RCMP Detachment or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
