Thompson RCMP are reporting that two suspects were recently arrested and charged after a large quantity of drugs and cash were seized from a local residence.
As the result of an ongoing investigation into the sale of illegal cigarettes within the City of Thompson, RCMP officers with the Thompson General Investigative Section (GIS), along with assistance from Thompson Detachment officers, executed a search warrant at a residence located on Ospwagon Drive.
Police say that the search of the property, including out buildings and two vehicles, led to the seizure of 72 cartons of cigarettes (14,725 cigarettes), an estimated $100,000 in cash, over 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, cannabis marihuana, a prohibited semi-automatic shotgun and other drug-related paraphernalia. Two vehicles, a 2019 Dodge Ram 2500 and a 2016 Jeep Cherokee, were also located and then seized as Proceeds of Crime.
RCMP report that 56-year-old Steven Moorehead and 57-year-old Sandra Moorehead, both of Thompson, have been charged with multiple offences related to this incident, including possession for the purpose of trafficking, unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon, and careless storage of a firearm.
Both accused were remanded into custody.
