Alberta RCMP Crime Reduction Unit executes search warrant in Saddle Lake; seizing prohibited firearm, ammunition, and various drugs

October 23, 2026 - Saddle Lake, Alberta
From: Alberta RCMP

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Saddle Lake, Alta. - On Oct. 21, 2026, RCMP’s Eastern Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit attended a residence in Saddle Lake Cree Nation to execute a search warrant, resulting in the arrest of four individuals who have been charged with various offences under the Criminal Code, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and Cannabis Act. 

During the search of the property, police seized the following:

• A prohibited firearm;
• Numerous rounds of ammunition and a magazine;
• Over $2,000 in Canadian currency; and
• Various amounts of cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, and illicit cannabis.

Police also observed and seized multiple forms of evidence consistent with the trafficking of controlled substances.  

The execution of this search warrant was done in collaboration with the Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team, St. Paul and Lloydminster Police Dog Services, St. Paul RCMP, Cold Lake RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, and Eastern Alberta District Integrated Offender Management.

A 28-year-old resident of Saddle Lake, was charged with the following:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (x2);
• Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing;
• Possession of a firearm contrary to an order (x2);
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm;
• Possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized; and
• Possession of property obtained by crime.

A 27-year-old resident of Saddle Lake, was charged with the following:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (x2);
• Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing;
• Possession of ammunition contrary to an order; and
• Failing to comply with a release order (x2).

A 26-year-old resident of Saddle Lake, was charged with the following:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (x2); and
• Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing.

A 57-year-old resident of Saddle Lake, was charged with the following:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (x2); and
• Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing.

All four individuals were brought before a Justice of the Peace and remanded into custody with their next appearances in the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Paul, on Oct. 29, 2026.

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