On March 19, 2024, Olds RCMP received information from the public that a rural property located within Mountain View County, Alta., was being used as a base of operations to sell drugs and house stolen property and firearms. After an investigation, a search warrant was obtained for the residence.
On April 3, 2024, Emergency Response Teams (North and South), and Olds RCMP, executed the search warrant. As a result of the search warrant, the following was seized:
• 200 grams of suspected cocaine
• 2 grams of suspected amphetamine
• 250 Gabapentin pills
• 8 cartons of contraband cigarettes
• 7 firearms and 200 rounds of ammunition
• A stolen Dodge Ram 2500
• 2 stolen utility trailers
A 47-year-old individual, a resident of Mountain View County, was charged with the following:
• Careless use of firearm (x2)
• Possess a firearm without a licence (x3)
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (x2)
• Possession of stolen property over $5000 (x2)
• Possession of a weapon while prohibited (x3)
• Possession of contraband tobacco for the purpose of selling
A 52-year-old individual, a resident of Mountain View County, was charged with the following:
• Careless use of firearm
• Possess a firearm without a licence
• Possession of stolen property over $5000 (x2)
• Possession of contraband tobacco for the purpose of selling
A 42-year-old individual, a resident of Mountain View County, was charged with the following:
• Careless use of firearm
• Possess a firearm without a licence
• Possess a firearm without a licence
• Possession of stolen property over $5000 (x2)
• Possession of contraband tobacco for the purpose of selling
After judicial interim release hearings, 47-year-old and 52-year-old individuals were remanded into custody. The 47-year-old individual will appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Didsbury, Alta., on April 5 and the 52-year-old on April 8 in Okotoks, Alta. The 42-year-old individual was released to appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Didsbury on April 29.