This past year, The Pas and Opaskwayak RCMP have been involved in a focused, intelligence-led enforcement program dealing with drug and firearm enforcement in the community.
Within the last 12 months RCMP have seized eight restricted firearms, four prohibited firearms and several unrestricted firearms that had been in the possession of persons who were not licenced. RCMP have also charged eight people with cocaine trafficking offences, six with marijuana trafficking offences, and two people with trafficking in other controlled substances.
“The safety and well-being of the community are the RCMP’s ultimate goals,” said Staff Sergeant Noel Allard, NCO in charge of The Pas Detachment. “Each and every arrest, project, seizure or investigation sends a message and makes a difference in the community.”
Between April 5, 2013 and April 7, 2013 The Pas and Opaskwayak RCMP, continuing with this focused enforcement, made several arrests. As a result, four people were charged with possession for purpose of trafficking cocaine and one male was charged with numerous firearms offences, including possession of a loaded prohibited firearm. Cocaine and several firearms were seized by police.
