By Geoff Smith (@smithco on Twitter)

Five charged in separate drug and gun busts

Mar 21, 2017 | 11:25 AM

LETHBRIDGE – Two more drug and gun busts in the Lethbridge area have resulted in charges against five people.

The ALERT Lethbridge organized crime and gang units teamed up with Lethbridge Police and the RCMP from Coaldale and Fort Macleod for the two unrelated investigations.

The first seizure took place Wednesday, March 15, following searches of homes in north Lethbridge and in Coaldale. Investigators found cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and prescription pills worth a total of $30,000. Six rifles and a handgun were also seized.

A 36-year-old Lethbridge man, Michael Monahan, is charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and one count of flight from police. Jordan Wensmann, 26, of Coaldale, is also charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, as well as driving while suspended. And 41-year-old Jamie Delafosse of Lethbridge faces one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

In the second investigation, a home in Fort Macleod was searched Friday, March 17. According to ALERT, investigators found $25,000 worth of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana, as well as a shotgun and three rifles.

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In the second case, 47-year-old Dean Jordan and Elaine Reid, 39, both from Fort Macleod, face the same list of charges: three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, three counts of careless storage of a firearm, four counts of possessing an unauthorized firearm, and one count possession of property obtained by crime.

ALERT said both investigations were part of an effort to address concerns surrounding drug dealing in the community.