Six people have been charged with drug offenses following an RCMP investigation in Coaldale and Picture Butte. (Photo: LNN)

By Christian Oldale

Coaldale/Picture Butte RCMP charge six with drug offences

Mar 15, 2024 | 5:09 PM

COALDALE, AB – Six people have been charged with drug offenses following an RCMP investigation in Coaldale and Picture Butte.

On February 19, 2024, Coaldale/Picture Butte RCMP entered into a stolen property investigation. As part of the investigation, officers executed a search warrant at a Coaldale residence on March 9 and recovered property believed to be part of the investigation.

Police arrested six people on the property, and say they seized the following controlled substances:

• Approx. 74 grams of suspected methamphetamine
• Approx. 70 grams of suspected fentanyl
• Approx. 22 grams of suspected heroin
• Approx. 6 grams of psilocybin

Michael Berg, 37, and Frederick Stephen Lavell, 52, both residents of Coaldale, were charged with:

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• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (x2)
• Possession of a controlled substance (x2)

Berg was released on conditions and Lavell was remanded into custody for Alberta Court of Justice in Lethbridge on March 21.

Scott Eugene Conine, 42, also of Coaldale, is facing the following charges:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (x2)
• Possession of a controlled substance (x2)
• Breach of release order (x6)

Conine will also appear in Lethbridge court on March 21.

3 others were charged with the following:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (x2)
• Possession of a controlled substance (x2)

They were released on an Undertaking for Alberta Court of Justice in Lethbridge on April 29.

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