A 32-year-old man from the RM of Wilton is facing 16 charges after Lloydminster RCMP say they seized drugs, firearms and weapons during a call on the east side of the city earlier this week.
On Sept. 3 at about 6:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle, believed to be a possible impaired driver.
Officers say they found the driver and, after approaching the vehicle, observed what appeared to be a controlled substance. The man was arrested at the scene.
A search of the vehicle turned up a loaded .45-calibre handgun, a .22-calibre handgun, brass knuckles, bear spray, ammunition, about 15 grams of suspected fentanyl and about 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine.
As a result, Joey Hillier has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of restricted firearms, and several other firearm- and weapon-related offences.
Hillier appeared before a justice of the peace and was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to appear in Saskatchewan provincial court in Lloydminster on Sept. 8.
“Traffic stops and calls for service like this demonstrate the dangers our frontline members face daily,” Sgt. Christopher Byford of the Lloydminster RCMP said in a statement. “This seizure prevented a large quantity of dangerous drugs and firearms from reaching our community.”
Police are asking anyone with information about drug trafficking or illegal firearms in the Lloydminster area to contact RCMP or Crime Stoppers.