On October 21, Alberta RCMP officers from several specialized units came together in Saddle Lake Cree Nation to execute a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected drug trafficking.
The operation involved the Eastern Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit, the Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, Integrated Offender Management, and officers from the local detachment.
As a result of the investigation, officers seized a prohibited firearm, ammunition, Canadian currency and illegal substances. Evidence consistent with drug trafficking was also located and seized.
28 year old Kali St. Clair White, 27 year old Lazare Christopher Favel, 26 year old Kaylee Pauline Hunter and 67 year old Glen John Cardinal, all from Saddle Lake, was were charged with numerous offences, including possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing.
All four suspects have been remanded into custody with their next appearances in the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Paul, on Oct. 29.
