Stonewall RCMP are reporting that two men have been arrested and are facing numerous firearms and drug related charges after smuggling drugs into Stony Mountain Institution with a drone.
On July 3, 2022, at 3:20am, Stonewall RCMP recently received information that a drone was flying above, and into, Stony Mountain Institution (SMI). A suspicious vehicle was also reported to have been seen on a backroad near SMI.
Multiple officers responded to the area and began a search for the suspect vehicle which subsequently was located on Highway 7 near Provincial Road 321. Officers then initiated a traffic stop and upon approaching the vehicle, a drone was located on the back seat. Two male occupants of the vehicle were arrested.
Concurrently, a search of where the drone was seen to have landed in SMI was undertaken and a package was retrieved as a result. The package was found to contain a quantity of methamphetamine and what is suspected to be fentanyl. SMI employees also reported to have seen a drone and had found a similar package the day before.
The following day, a resident in the same area where the traffic stop occurred, reported finding a suspicious package. The package was turned over to police and was determined to contain controlled substances and was arranged in a manner that could be transported by a drone. It was also consistent with the packages found in SMI over the past two days.
In relation to these incidents, Shahram Tokhy, a 20-year-old male from Vancouver, and Jalen Falk, a 22-year-old male from Burnaby, are each facing charges of trafficking methamphetamine, possession for the purposes of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime.
On July 6, Winnipeg Police Service was called to an Airbnb property on Stradbrook Avenue after the owner discovered concerning items within the rental. WPS officers responded to the property and located a firearm as well as a large quantity of methamphetamine and other illicit drugs.
Further investigation determined that the Airbnb was being rented by the same two suspects, Shahram Tokhy and Jalen Falk, who never returned due to their recent incarceration.
