On June 25, the Innisfail RCMP with assistance of the RCMP Red Deer Crime Reduction Team and Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit were conducting surveillance on a known drug trafficker and repeat offender.
The suspect was seen driving a vehicle and known to police as a suspended driver.
The suspect was arrested by police and search incidental to his arrest resulted in the seizure of:
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$3000 cash
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Methamphetamine
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Oxycodone
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Cocaine
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Psilocybin
The suspect was also believed to be driving the vehicle while impaired by drugs and subsequently failed a Drug Recognition Expert impaired examination.
After the arrest, police obtained a search warrant for the hotel where the suspect was residing.
Search of the hotel room resulted in the seizure of a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and other items associated with drug trafficking. The suspect has a lifetime firearm prohibition.
David Samuel Reid, 42, a resident of Innisfail, has been charged with the following offences:
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Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
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Possession of psilocybin for the purpose of trafficking
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Possession of oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking
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Possession of a firearm while prohibited
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Possession of ammunition while prohibited
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Possession of a firearm without holding a licence
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Offences under the traffic safety act (x4)
A judicial interim release hearing was held and Reid was released by a Justice of the Peace to appear at the Red Deer Court of Justice on July 11.