LA RONGE — Thee people have been charged after Saskatchewan RCMP seized cocaine, cash and semi-automatic firearms in La Ronge.
On Dec. 3, officers with the Saskatchewan RCMP La Ronge Crime Reduction Team (CRT) and Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) executed a search warrant on a residence in La Ronge following an investigation.
Several occupants were located and arrested inside the residence. A search of the residence resulted in the following items being seized:
- approximately 149 grams of cocaine;
- a large sum of cash;
- three semi-automatic firearms;
- two prohibited magazines;
- a significant amount of ammunition; and
- drug trafficking paraphernalia.
- one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine; and
- one count, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
A 61-year-old suspect of Air Ronge is charged with:
- one count, unsafe storage of a firearm;
- one count, unauthorized possession of a firearm;
- three counts, possession of a prohibited/restricted firearm; and;
- one count, possession of a prohibited firearm magazine.
