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By Christian Oldale

RCMP arrest six following search warrant in Brocket

Aug 13, 2024 | 12:47 PM

Multiple people have been charged following an RCMP investigation into drug trafficking.

Last Friday, Piikani Nation RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle leaving a residence in Brocket that was subject to an on-going drug trafficking investigation.

As a result of the traffic stop four occupants of the vehicle were arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. A search incidental to the arrest led to police discovering a substantial amount of illicit drugs, bear spray, a stun baton, and a firearm.

The traffic stop led to a search warrant being obtained for a residence on 16 Avenue in Brocket. The following day, Piikani Nation RCMP executed the warrant with assistance from the Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, Pincher Creek RCMP, and Crowsnest Pass RCMP.

As a result of the investigation, RCMP seized the following:

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• 385 grams of fentanyl ;
• 64 grams of methamphetamine;
• 21 grams of cocaine;
• 32 oxycodone tablets;
• $2615 Canadian dollars;
• A .22 calibre bolt action rifle;
• A bolt action 12 gauge;
• 7 pellet pistols that resembled real handguns;
• 2 stun batons;
• 2 extendable batons;
• Approximately 25 rounds of ammunition in various calibres;
• 1 can of bear spray;
• Multiple scales and other items used in the trafficking of controlled substances.

As a result of the search warrant, the following people face multiple charges:

Andrew Even Hall, 42, of Medicine Hat, was charged with:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x4);
• Possession of Items Used in the Trafficking of a Controlled Substance;
• Careless Use of a Firearm;
• Weapons offences (x7);
• Possession of Proceeds of Crime;
• Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Order;
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order.

Kiel Rodgers, 37, of Lethbridge, was charged with:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x4);
• Possession of Items Used in the Trafficking of a Controlled Substance;
• Careless Use of a Firearm;
• Weapons offences (x7);
• Possession of Proceeds of Crime;
• Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Order (x2).

Lance Red Young Man, 26, of Brocket, was charged with:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x4);
• Possession of Items Used in the Trafficking of a Controlled Substance;
• Careless Use of a Firearm;
• Weapons offences (x7);
• Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Order;
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order.

Reaven Red Young Man, 23, of Brocket, was charged with:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x4);
• Possession of Items Used in the Trafficking of a Controlled Substance;
• Careless Use of a Firearm;
• Weapons offences (x7).

Tashina North Peigan, 32, of Brocket, was charged with:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x3);
• Possession of Items Used in the Trafficking of a Controlled Substance;
• Weapons offences (x2);
• Possession of Proceeds of Crime;
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order;
• Fail to comply with release order.

In addition, Patrick Jonathan Blackwater of Brocket was subsequently charged with two counts of Failing to Comply with a Release Order.

All subjects were held for Judicial Interim Release hearings, and will appear in court in the coming months.