Nearly one kilogram of methamphetamine was among the items seized by the Grande Prairie RCMP Drug section after a search warrant was executed on a residence in the Patterson area on February 22nd.
According to police, investigators seized 918 grams of methamphetamine, 148 grams of cocaine, 27 grams of fentanyl, 265 oxycontin pills, $14,700 in cash, a handgun with a defaced serial number, two sawed-off rifles, and drug trafficking paraphernalia during the warrant’s execution.
As a result of the investigation, 43-year-old Grande Prairie resident James Burwash was charged with three counts of alleged possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of Canadian Currency over $5000 as proceeds of crime, three counts of possession of a prohibited firearm, three counts of possession of a prohibited firearm while knowing its possession is prohibited, two counts of defacing a firearm serial number, three counts of possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition, possession of a prohibited firearm obtained in the commission of an offence, careless use of a firearm, and two counts of failure to comply with orders.
Burwash was brought before a justice of the peace and remains in custody. He is scheduled to appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Grande Prairie on March 11th.
