Piikani RCMP charge multiple people during drug trafficking investigation

Posted on August 15, 2024 by admin

Piikani RCMP

On Aug. 9, Piikani Nation RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle leaving a residence in Brocket that was subject to an on-going drug trafficking investigation. As a result of the traffic stop four occupants of the vehicle were arrested for possession of a controlled substance and in a search incidental to arrest RCMP located a substantial amount of illicit drugs, bear spray, a stun baton, and a firearm.

The traffic stop was later used as grounds to obtain a search warrant at the residence located on 16 Avenue in Brocket. In the early morning of Aug. 10, Piikani Nation RCMP executed the warrant with assistance from the Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, Pincher Creek RCMP, and Crowsnest Pass RCMP.

As a result of the investigation, RCMP seized the following:

• 385 grams of fentanyl ;

• 64 grams of methamphetamine;

• 21 grams of cocaine;

• 32 oxycodone tablets;

• $2615 Canadian dollars;

• A .22 calibre bolt action rifle;

• A bolt action 12 gauge;

• 7 pellet pistols that resembled real handguns;

• 2 stun batons;

• 2 extendable batons;

• Approximately 25 rounds of ammunition in various calibres;

• 1 can of bear spray;

• Multiple scales and other items used in the trafficking of controlled substances.

Piikani Nation RCMP have charged:

Andrew Even Hall (42), a resident of Medicine Hat, Alta., was charged with the following:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x4);

• Possession of Items Used in the Trafficking of a Controlled Substance;

• Careless Use of a Firearm;

• Weapons offences (x7);

• Possession of Proceeds of Crime;

• Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Order;

• Fail to Comply with Probation Order.

Kiel Rodgers (37), a resident of Lethbridge, Alta., was charged with the following:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x4);

• Possession of Items Used in the Trafficking of a Controlled Substance;

• Careless Use of a Firearm;

• Weapons offences (x7);

• Possession of Proceeds of Crime;

• Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Order (x2).

Lance Red Young Man (26), a resident of Brocket, was charged with the following:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x4);

• Possession of Items Used in the Trafficking of a Controlled Substance;

• Careless Use of a Firearm;

• Weapons offences (x7);

• Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Order;

• Fail to Comply with Probation Order.

Reaven Red Young Man (23), a resident of Brocket, was charged with the following:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x4);

• Possession of Items Used in the Trafficking of a Controlled Substance;

• Careless Use of a Firearm;

• Weapons offences (x7).

Tashina North Peigan (32), a resident of Brocket, was charged with the following:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x3);

• Possession of Items Used in the Trafficking of a Controlled Substance;

• Weapons offences (x2);

• Possession of Proceeds of Crime;

• Fail to Comply with Probation Order;

• Fail to comply with release order.

During execution of the search warrant, Patrick Jonathan Blackwater (35), a resident of Brocket, was also located in the residence. Blackwater was subsequently charged with two counts of Failing to Comply with a Release Order.

 All subjects were held for Judicial Interim Release hearings.

 Tashina North Peigan was released for court in Pincher Creek, Alta. on Aug. 29.

Andrew Hall, Kiel Rodgers, Lance Red Young Man, Reaven Red Young Man, and Patrick Jonathan Blackwater were all remanded into custody for future court dates.

 RCMP would like to draw to the public’s attention that some of the suspected fentanyl that was seized was pressed into colourful teddy bear shapes. Dangerous drugs made to resemble children’s candy presents unique risks to the public as these could be mistaken by children or adults as being candy and ingested with fatal consequences.

 If you have any information regarding this investigation or those responsible, please contact the Piikani RCMP at 403-965-2000. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at http://www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.