Photo submitted/Red Deer RCMP.
On Feb. 12, the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) arrested three individuals following a drug trafficking investigation.
Officers executed search warrants at businesses in the Downtown and South Hill neighbourhoods, and at a residence in the Highland Green neighbourhood of Red Deer.
As a result of the investigation, police seized over $55,000 in Canadian currency, 1.1 kilograms of cocaine, 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine, 6 grams of fentanyl, and 51 oxycodone tablets, along with other items and materials used in the trafficking of controlled substances.
More than 6000 unstamped cigarettes, ammunition, two shotguns, four rifles, and a handgun were also found.
Dallas Griffin, a 37-year-old resident of Red Deer, has been charged with the following offences:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking x2
- Failure to comply with conditional sentence order
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Unsafe storage of firearms
- Possession of a prohibited weapon when knowing possession is unauthorized
- Possession of weapon with ammo without licence x2
- Tampering with serial number of firearm
- Possession of weapon obtained by crime
- Fraud less than or equal to $5000
- Selling tobacco products
- Weapons possession contrary to order
Griffin was taken before a Justice of the Peace and was remanded into custody.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 27, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
Shelley Baker, a 59-year-old resident of Red Deer, has been charged with the following offences:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking x2
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Unsafe storage of firearm
- Possession of a prohibited weapon when knowing possession is unauthorized
- Possession of weapon with ammo without licence x2
- Tampering with serial number of firearm
- Possession of weapon obtained by crime
Baker was taken before a Justice of the Peace and was released on a release order.
Her most recent court appearance was on Feb. 20, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
Majesta Jones, a 22-year-old resident of Red Deer, has been charged with the following offences:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking x2
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Unsafe storage of firearm
- Possession of a prohibited weapon when knowing possession is unauthorized
- Possession of weapon with ammo without licence x2
- Tampering with serial number of firearm
- Possession of weapon obtained by crime
- Fraud less than or equal to $5000
- Selling tobacco products
Jones was taken before a Justice of the Peace and was released on a release order.
Her most recent court appearance was on Feb. 20, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
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