New Brunswick RCMP Charge Claude Joseph Levesque, 66, With Failure to Comply With a Release Order and Possession Contrary to an Order After Campbellton RCMP Execute a Search Warrant on Val d’Amour Road in a Firearms Investigation and Seize Suspected Fentanyl, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Firearms and Ammunition (October 14, 2026)

The New Brunswick RCMP published a release on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 saying that on September 16, 2026, at approximately 7:15 a.m., members of the Campbellton RCMP, the New Brunswick RCMP’s Northeast District Community Crime Reduction Unit and Police Dog Services executed a search warrant at a residence on Val d’Amour Road in Val d’Amour, New Brunswick, following information the force says Campbellton RCMP received on September 3, 2026, while investigating an unrelated matter, that a 66-year-old man was in possession of firearms while prohibited. Police seized quantities of what are believed to be fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, psilocybin, prescription pills, drug paraphernalia, firearms, ammunition, brass knuckles and an undisclosed amount of currency, the force says. Claude Joseph Levesque, a 66-year-old man, was charged with failure to comply with a release order and possession contrary to an order. He appeared in Campbellton Provincial Court the same day and was remanded into custody, reappeared on September 28 for a bail hearing and was again remanded, and is scheduled to reappear on October 19, 2026 to enter a plea. The release gives no amount for any item seized and names no criminal organization, street gang or outlaw motorcycle club.

How the Investigation Began

According to the release, members of the Campbellton RCMP received information on September 3, 2026. Thirteen days later, on September 16 at approximately 7:15 a.m., the search warrant was executed at the Val d’Amour Road residence. The release says the information, received while the officers were investigating an unrelated matter, was that a 66-year-old man was in possession of firearms while prohibited. It does not say who provided it.

The Two Charges

The release words the charges as “failure to comply with a release order” and “possession contrary to an order.” It gives no further detail on either count, does not say what the order or orders arose from, and does not tie either count to any particular item in the seizure list. Levesque is presumed innocent and neither charge has been tested in court.

The Seizure List

The release lists, in its own words, “quantities of what are believed to be fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, psilocybin, prescription pills, drug paraphernalia, firearms, ammunition, brass knuckles, and an undisclosed amount of currency.” No weight, count, calibre, make or dollar figure is published for any of it. The release does not describe any of the firearms, does not say how many were seized, and does not state whether any was loaded.

The Units Named

Four units appear in the release. Members of the Campbellton RCMP received the information and, with the New Brunswick RCMP’s Northeast District Community Crime Reduction Unit and Police Dog Services, executed the search warrant. The Integrated Enforcement Unit, in the release’s words, “assisted with the investigation.” Sergeant Réjean Richard of the Campbellton Detachment, North East District RCMP, is the contact on the release.

Neither charge has been tested in court and Claude Joseph Levesque is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Everything attributed above to the force is the account of the New Brunswick RCMP. No gang, club, crime family or cartel label is used here, because the release uses none. The release mentions no publication ban.