Police charge two people after seizing drugs and guns

June 11, 2026 - Southampton and Springhill, Nova Scotia
From: Nova Scotia RCMP

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The Cumberland County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) has charged two people following the execution of search warrants that led to the seizure of drugs and firearms.

On June 4, as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, the Cumberland County Integrated SCEU searched a home in the 9800 block of Hwy. 2 in Southampton and a business in the 0-100 block of Memorial Cres. in Springhill.

Two people were safely arrested at the residence.

As a result of the searches, officers seized cocaine, psilocybin, unidentified pills, drug paraphernalia, and unstamped tobacco. Investigators also seized two loaded handguns, a rifle, ammunition, a conducted energy weapon, electronic devices, and a Toyota Tundra.

Anna Katherine Trask, 45, of Southampton, has been charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine).

Charles Daniel Martin, 44, of Southhampton, has been charged with:

• Traffic in a Schedule 1 Substance (cocaine)
• Possession for Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
• Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition (two counts)
• Possession of Firearm Knowing Possession is Unauthorized (three counts)
• Possession of Weapon or Device Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
• Possession of Prohibited Weapon, Restricted Weapon, a Prohibited Device
• Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
• Unauthorized Possession of Firearm (three counts)
• Contravenes a Regulation to Store, Handle, Transport, Ship, Display Firearm (two counts)
• Careless Use of a Firearm (three counts)
• Breach of Release Order

Martin is associated to the Colchester chapter of the Bacchus Motorcycle Club (MC), a 1% outlaw motorcycle gang (OMG). The 1% term is reserved for the more dominant OMGs in a region and is used by club members to advertise their disregard for the law and society’s norms. Within a 2018 Nova Scotia Supreme Court decision, Bacchus MC was designated a criminal organization under the Criminal Code of Canada, the first such designation for an OMG in Nova Scotia.

Martin was released by the court on conditions. He’s scheduled to appear in Amherst Provincial Court on July 20. Trask was also released on conditions and is due in court on July 13.

The investigation is ongoing.

“When we seize drugs, we often find firearms as well,” says S/Sgt. Andrew Clarke, District Commander, Cumberland County District RCMP. “This pattern highlights the close connection between drug activity and weapons, and the risks this combination poses to our communities.”

The Cumberland County Integrated SCEU was assisted by the Nova Scotia RCMP Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, the Pictou County Integrated SCEU, the East Hants District RCMP SCEU, Cumberland County District RCMP, and Criminal Intelligence Service Nova Scotia.

Note: The Cumberland County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit includes members of the Cumberland County District RCMP and the Amherst Police Department. The Pictou County Integrated SCEU is made up of police officers from Pictou County District RCMP, Westville Police Service, and Stellarton Police Service.

File #: 2026-587663

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