RCMP
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Mission RCMP Say Convicted Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Mission RCMP say a 45-year-old man convicted of drug trafficking and firearms offences was sentenced to ten years in prison on September 10. The force says a Crime Reduction Unit investigation that began in 2021 led to the seizure of more than 1.2 kilograms of fentanyl, crack cocaine and seven firearms, including a fully automatic…
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Three Face Charges After About 265 Grams of Cocaine Seized in Thompson
Manitoba RCMP say the Thompson Crime Suppression Unit found about 265 grams of cocaine and Canadian currency in bags in a parked vehicle just after midnight on November 8. Two 20-year-olds were charged and remanded, and a 30-year-old woman who faces charges was released on an undertaking.
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Nanaimo Court Gives 21-Year-Old 18 Months for Drug Trafficking and Escaping Custody
A 21-year-old man was sentenced at the Nanaimo Law Courts on November 6 to 18 months of new jail time on top of an existing sentence after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and escaping lawful custody, NanaimoNewsNOW reports. The charges followed a December 2023 Nanaimo RCMP arrest at Port Place Shopping Centre.
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More Than 80,000 Cigarettes Seized in Traffic Stop Near Carberry; Man, 57, Charged
Manitoba RCMP say an RCMP Traffic Services officer pulled over an SUV on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry on November 4 and seized more than 80,000 illegal cigarettes, nearly $10,000 in cash and a cellphone. A 57-year-old man from Shilo faces two charges and was released on a notice to appear in a Brandon courtroom…
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Two Face Drug Charges After Havre Boucher Stop and Port Hawkesbury Search
Officers stopped a vehicle in Havre Boucher on November 5 and seized cocaine, crack cocaine and suspected fentanyl; a later search in Port Hawkesbury turned up suspected cocaine, suspected fentanyl and handgun magazines. A 38-year-old man faces four counts and is due in court November 17.
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Dauphin RCMP Charge Man, 39, After Shots-Fired Call; Modified Pellet Gun Seized
Dauphin RCMP took three people into custody, then six more, after a November 4 report of multiple shots fired. A man of 39 is charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and three release order counts, and a modified pellet gun was located. RCMP say the residence is known to have residents…
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Moose Jaw Man, 47, Charged After 100,000 Illegal Cigarettes Seized on Highway 16
Saskatchewan RCMP say a van stopped on Highway 16 on October 29 held ten cases of illegal cigarettes, 100,000 in all. A Moose Jaw man, 47, faces three charges, including possession of tobacco products for the purpose of selling, and is scheduled to appear in Lloydminster on January 11, 2027.
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Two Men, 22, Charged Over Two 2025 Surrey Shootings Probed by Extortion Task Force
The BC Provincial Extortion Task Force says two men, both 22, each face a count of reckless discharge of a firearm for each of two Surrey shootings in October 2025 — one at a 103A Avenue residence where a female victim was injured, one at a closed café. Both remain in custody.
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Two Charged After RCMP Seize 215 Grams of Meth in Swift Current Search
Saskatchewan RCMP say a drug trafficking search on Lorne Street East in Swift Current turned up about 215 grams of methamphetamine and 21 grams of cocaine. Five people were arrested at the residence, three were released without charges, and a man of 42 and a woman of 34 were charged and appeared in court on…
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Port Alberni Man, 38, Faces Three Drug Trafficking Possession Counts, CFSEU-BC Says
CFSEU-BC says its Uniform Gang Enforcement Team and the Port Alberni RCMP charged a 38-year-old Port Alberni man on October 29 with one count each of possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, and that a search of his residence turned up a firearm and additional drugs.