RCMP arrest multiple individuals in separate drug and firearms incidents

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have conducted two separate investigations resulting in multiple arrests and seizures in Canada.

In Yellowknife, officers searching for a man with a nationwide warrant discovered evidence of drug trafficking at a residence on Gitzel Street. The search yielded over 72 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 79.9 grams of suspected powder cocaine, and approximately $2,500 in cash. Edmund Kasook, 23, and a 17-year-old youth from Edmonton have been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking. Additionally, Zander Sydney-Firth of Inuvik was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for assault with a weapon and probation violations.

In the Battlefords area, police responded to a report of individuals with firearms entering a home on Red Pheasant Cree Nation. Following a vehicle pursuit that ended on Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation, two men were arrested. Officers seized two firearms, suspected cocaine, 34 MDMA pills, and various pharmaceutical pills. Trevor Auger, 22, and Riley Baptiste, 29, face a combined 44 charges, including firearms offenses, resisting arrest, and possession for the purpose of trafficking.