RCMP seize guns and drugs during Sherwood Park traffic stop

Strathcona County RCMP seized a cache of guns and drugs at a Sherwood Park traffic stop late last month. 

On June 29, police conducted a traffic stop on Highway 216 near Baseline Road. Officers were unable to identify the driver and, as a result, detained a man who appeared to have cocaine on him. 

A search of the vehicle found the following items:

• 77 grams of what is believed to be cocaine
• Two handguns and ammunition 
• An undisclosed amount of Canadian money

This resulted in the RCMP arresting 21-year-old Deonte Campbell, an Edmonton resident, and charging him with the following: 

• Unauthorized possession of a firearm (x2) 
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle (x2) 
• Possession of a stolen property

Campbell has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in a provincial court early next month. 

Anybody with additional information is asked to contact the Strathcona County RCMP detachment at 780-467-7741.