Four more individuals have been charged in relation to cocaine trafficking offences in The Pas and area during three separate recent police investigations.
On May 16, 2013, as part of an on-going investigation, The Pas RCMP arrested a male who was found to be in possession of a small amount of benzodiazepine and a small amount of cash. As part of the same investigation, police subsequently attended to a local establishment where another male was arrested and found to be in possession of a quantity of cocaine and a small amount of cash. Jake Daniel Jeffs, 21, of Opaskwayak is charged with possessing both cocaine and benzodiazepine for the purpose of trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime. Alexander Peter Young, 21, of Opaskwayak is charged with possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime. Both males were remanded into custody.
On May 18, 2013, as part of an on-going investigation, The Pas RCMP attended to a local hotel where a male was arrested outside the building and found to be in possession of a small quantity of cocaine and a small amount of cash. Clifton Kenneth Albert Young, 35, of Opaskwayak has been charged with possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime. Young was released on a promise to appear.
On May 22, 2013, as part of an on-going investigation, The Pas RCMP conducted a traffic stop and arrested three males. One male was found to be in possession of a small quantity of cocaine while a second male was found to be in possession of a small amount of cash. Matthew Andrew Lawrence Young, 19, of The Pas District is charged with trafficking cocaine and possessing the proceeds of crime. Young was later released on his own recognizance. Charges are pending against a second male for possession of cocaine while the third male was released without process.
Seventeen individuals have now been charged by The Pas RCMP in recent months for cocaine trafficking related offences. “We are committed in our focus to keeping drugs off the street” said Staff Sergeant Noel Allard, NCO in charge of The Pas Detachment. “This is achieved by partnering together with the citizens of our community and we encourage anyone with information regarding drug activity to report it so that we can continue to work together to keep our streets safe.”
Anyone with information on drugs or drug trafficking is encouraged to contact The Pas RCMP Detachment at 204-627-6200. Alternatively, individuals can contact Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or text TIPMAN plus your message to CRIMES(274637).
