Northwest Territories RCMP Say Yellowknife RCMP Arrested All Four Occupants of a Gitzel Street Residence After Officers Looking for a Man Wanted on a Canada-Wide Warrant Saw What Appeared to Be Drug Trafficking, and That Edmund Kasook, 23, of Edmonton and a 17-Year-Old Youth Are Each Charged With Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Schedule I Cocaine After a Search Seized Over 72 Grams of Suspected Crack Cocaine and 79.9 Grams of Suspected Powder Cocaine (October 22, 2026)

The Northwest Territories RCMP say Yellowknife RCMP officers went to a residence on Gitzel Street on October 20, 2026 looking for a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, did not find him there, and arrested all four occupants after seeing what appeared to be drug trafficking. A search warrant was requested and obtained for the residence and executed, and officers seized over 72 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 79.9 grams of suspected powder cocaine and approximately $2,500 in Canadian currency, the force says. Edmund Kasook, 23, of Edmonton is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and two counts of failure to comply with conditions, and a 17-year-old youth from Edmonton, who cannot be named, is charged with the same drug offence. A third person was on an outstanding arrest warrant, and a fourth person was released without charges.

What Officers Say They Found on Gitzel Street

According to the Northwest Territories RCMP, officers attended the Gitzel Street residence on October 20 to locate a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. The release says he was not at the residence. Officers observed what appeared to be drug trafficking, the force says, and arrested all four occupants. The release does not name the man they went there to find and does not say whether he has since been located.

A search warrant was requested and obtained for the residence and executed. The release lists over 72 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 79.9 grams of suspected powder cocaine and approximately $2,500 in Canadian currency as the items seized. The release does not say which occupant any of the seized items is connected to. The force says the investigation is ongoing.

The Charges

Edmund Kasook, 23, of Edmonton is charged with “Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Schedule I Cocaine” under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and with two counts of “Failure to comply with conditions” under the Criminal Code — three counts by a tally of the listed charges. He was remanded into custody and was due in court on October 23, 2026.

A 17-year-old youth from Edmonton is charged with the same drug trafficking offence. The youth cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The release says the youth was released, with a court appearance set for November 2, 2026.

The Outstanding Warrant

The release says a third person, from Inuvik, was on an outstanding arrest warrant for assault with a weapon and failure to comply with a release order and a probation order. Those counts come from the outstanding warrant and are not charges laid out of the Gitzel Street search. He was remanded into custody and was due in court on October 23, 2026.

The release says the fourth person was released without charges.

Every accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and none of these charges has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Northwest Territories RCMP, as published in its release. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.