Submitted
RCMP officers of the Drumheller RCMP General Investigation Section (G.I.S.) initiated a drug trafficking investigation in and around the community of Drumheller in September.
RCMP officers from Drumheller G.I.S., Drumheller General Duty Officers and officers from the Airdrie Crime Reduction Unit located and arrested one adult male and one adult female occupying a 2008 Buick Enclave on Hwy. 9 near 12th Avenue in Drumheller at 10:48 p.m. on Oct. 3.
Subsequent to the arrest, police searched the vehicle and occupants and located a quantity of cocaine and Canadian currency.
A 47-year-old male and a 34-year-old female, both residents of Drumheller, were jointly charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
The female was additionally charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5000; and possession of a cocaine.
Both were released from custody and are scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Drumheller on Dec. 13, 2024 to answer to the charges.
RCMP continue to investigate this matter and note that additional charges are pending.
Names of those charged are not being released as Court Information’s have not yet been sworn.
