Guns and drugs seized in central Alberta, 3 facing charges

Guns and drugs seized from Sylvan Lake, Alta. by RCMP. (Credit: RCMP)

Three people are facing charges after six guns and drugs were seized in central Alberta.

On April 17 following an investigation, police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle leaving a home on Falcon Crescent in Sylvan Lake.

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According to a news release, money and cocaine was located on one of the people in the car.

Two people were arrested and the vehicle was towed while police waited for a search warrant.

A search warrant was executed at the Falcon Crescent home and the following items were seized:

• two loaded handguns;
• a loaded shotgun;
• a loaded semi automatic assault rifle;
• a hunting rifle;
• more than one kilogram of ketamine; and
• $12,990 dollars in cash.

The following day, police got a search warrant for the vehicle and seized 3.5 ounces of cocaine and another handgun.

A 41-year-old Sylvan Lake man has been charged with:

• possession for the purpose of trafficking;
• possession of property obtained by crime;
• nine counts of weapon/firearms offences; and
• two counts of possession of a firearm contrary to order.

A 39-year-old Sylvan Lake woman has been charged with:

• possession for the purpose of trafficking;
• possession of property obtained by crime; and
• nine counts of weapon/firearms offences.

A third woman was also charged with:

• possession for the purpose of trafficking;
• possession of a controlled substance; and
• two counts of firearms offences.

All three have been released with future court dates.