RCMP Crest
FORT MCMURRAY – Two Fort McKay residents are facing drug trafficking and illegal tobacco charges following an RCMP investigation that resulted in the seizure of suspected cocaine and unstamped cigarettes.
Wood Buffalo RCMP say officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Athabasca River Drive in Fort McKay on Oct. 25 at approximately 4:20 p.m.
The search was carried out by the Wood Buffalo RCMP Criminal Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the Crime Reduction Unit.
Police say officers seized approximately 72 grams of suspected cocaine, six cartons of unstamped cigarettes and 39 packages of unstamped cigarettes.
The search followed an investigation under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that began in August.
Maurice McDonald, 65, and Elvis Lacorde, 49, both of Fort McKay, have been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of unstamped cigarettes.
Both men have been released from police custody.
McDonald and Lacorde are scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Fort McMurray on Dec. 8.
The charges have not been proven in court.
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