Guns and drugs seized in central Alberta, 3 facing charges

CTV News

13-05-2025

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.
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.