Richard Froese
South Peace News
A young High Prairie man and a young Edmonton man have been charged with possession of cocaine after a traffic stop Jan. 20 in High Prairie.
Faust RCMP, assisted by Lakeshore Regional Police Service and High Prairie RCMP, conducted a traffic stop in the area of 46 St. after observing a vehicle stunting, states a Faust RCMP news release dated Jan. 20.
Zylo Sebastian Badger, 19, of High Prairie, was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking and property obtained by crime over $5,000.
Badger was brought before a Justice of the Peace where he was remanded with a court date of Jan. 22 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Slave Lake.
Navdeep Dhiman, 20, of Edmonton, was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and unauthorized possession of a prohibited/restricted weapon.
He was brought before a Justice of the Peace where he was remanded with a court date of Feb. 3 at the Alberta Court of Justice in High Prairie.
RCMP seized about 2.2 kilograms of suspected cocaine, more than $13,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia.
The total amount of cocaine seized by Faust RCMP was 2.207 kilograms with an estimated street value of $70,000.
Const. Tyler Bell says the amount is huge.
“This is a significant seizure of drugs and money from being sold within our communities,” Bell says.
“Intercepting drug dealers is one of our main focuses of the Faust RCMP.
“We will continue to work at putting a stop to the drug trade to keep all of the community members safe from destruction and violence the drug lifestyle brings upon our communities.”
He adds police strive be diligent to deter drug activity.
“RCMP aim to protect our communities on a daily basis and our community members have been loud and clear they they do not want drugs int the region,” Bell says.
Faust RCMP seek the public’s assistance in identifying the location of, or sightings of drug-related crimes in the region.
Anyone with information in relation to suspicious drug behaviour, is asked to please phone Faust RCMP at (780) 355-3730 or your local police.
If you wish to remain anonymous, phone Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8377 (TIPS), online P3TIPS.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.