On April 17, 2025, after a brief investigation into firearms, RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle leaving a residence on Falcon Crescent in Sylvan Lake. As a result of the traffic stop, two individuals were arrested. During a search incidental to arrest RCMP located cocaine and cash on one of the suspects. The vehicle was towed pending a search warrant.
RCMP then executed a search warrant on the residence on Falcon Crescent. As a result of the search police located:
- 2 loaded hand guns;
- A loaded shot gun;
- A loaded semi automatic assault rifle;
- A hunting rifle;
- Over 1 kg of Ketamine;
- $12 990 dollars in cash.
On April 18, 2025 police executed a search warrant on the vehicle previously seized. Police located.
- 3.5 ounces of Cocaine;
- Another handgun.
RCMP have charged 41-year-old Sylvan Lake resident Jesse Bergstrom with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking;
- Possession of property obtained by crime;
- Weapon/firearms offences (x9);
- Possession of a firearms contrary to order (x2).
Bergstrom was taken before a Justice of the Peace and remanded into custody he has since been released for future court dates.
RCMP have charged 39year-old Sylvan Lake resident Katie Leanne Cameron with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking;
- Possession of property obtained by crime;
- Weapon/firearms offences (x9);
Cameron was taken before a Justice of the Peace and released on bail.
RCMP have charged and later arrested Samantha Elizabeth Lind with:
- Possession for the purpose of Trafficking;
- Possession of a controlled substance;
- Firearms offences (X2).
Lind was released for a future court date
“The proximity of drugs and guns to schools in our town is disturbing “said Staff Sergeant Jay Peden,” The Alberta RCMP is committed to using every resource available to bring safety back to our communities.”