RCMP execute two search warrants resulting in seizure of loaded gun and drugs

Halifax RCMP seizure made May 22, 2025. (Source: RCMP)

The RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Street Crime Enforcement has seized a loaded gun and drugs following two search warrants on Thursday.

In relation to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, the RCMP arrested a 25-year-old man from Halifax and 33-year-old man from Dartmouth.

The men were driving a GMC Canyon that was parked at a building supply store in Shubenacadie. Police conducted a search of the truck and seized of a pre-packaged baggies of cocaine and a collapsible baton.

At the same time, a search warrant was executed in Bedford that resulted in the arrest of a 24-year-old Timberlea woman.

During the search of the property, officers seized a quantity of cocaine, a cash counting machine, a vacuum sealer, more than $10,000 in cash, ammunition and a stolen loaded handgun.

Devin Patrick Wilson and Kristen Grace Parnell have been charged with:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking
• Careless use of firearm
• Contravention of storage regulations
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose (two counts)
• Possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
• Possession of restricted firearm with ammunition
• Possession of weapon obtained by commission of offence
• Laundering proceeds of crime

The two were held in custody and will appear in a Halifax provincial court on Friday.

The 33-year-old man was later released without charges.

The investigation is ongoing. Police ask anyone with information about illicit drugs or other criminal activity in HRM to contact police.

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