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By Justin Goulet

Two men arrested at Park Place Mall, charged with drug and weapon offences

Aug 11, 2020 | 9:57 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Two men have been charged by Lethbridge Police following the seizure of drugs, firearms and cash.

LPS say that on August 10, just before 5:00 p.m., members of the Crime Suppression Team observed a man, known to have outstanding warrants, leave a residence along the 200 block of 14 Street North with a second man.

Police say a drug transaction was seen a short distance away and the men later went to Park Place Mall in Lethbridge. There, both men were arrested without incident, one in the washroom and the other in the mall’s food court.

Officers searched the washroom, where LPS say fentanyl and methamphetamine were seized, hidden in a stall. A warrant was subsequently obtained for the north side home.

At the residence, police say they found additional quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine, along with a 12-gauge shotgun with the serial number ground down, more than $27,000 in cash, two cans of bear spray and assorted stolen property.

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Some of those items included bikes, tools and tires. In total, LPS say 76.5 grams of methamphetamine and 53 grams of fentanyl – worth about $15,190, was seized from the home and washroom at Park Place Mall.

37-year-old Kevin Paul Patch Rabeau, of Lethbridge, is charged with the following:

· Two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking

· Two counts of possession of a weapon while prohibited

· One count of unauthorized possession of a firearm

· One count of possession of a firearm with the serial number defaced, altered or removed

· One count of careless storage of a firearm

· Two counts of failing to comply with a release order

20-year-old Samuel Neil Fehr, also of Lethbridge, faces the following charges:

· Two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking

· One count of possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000

· One count of possession of a firearm with the serial number defaced, altered or removed

· One count of unauthorized possession of a weapon

· One count of careless use/storage of a firearm

· Two counts of failing to comply with a release order

The investigation is ongoing in relation to the stolen property. LPS say additional charges are pending.

Both men are in custody awaiting Judicial Interim Release hearings.