Police say a pair of searches at Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation led to the seizure of guns, drugs and ammunition and the arrest of four men.
Valleyview RCMP executed warrants at two homes on May 5 with assistance from the Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, the Western Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit and other units.
Investigators said officers seized firearms, prohibited firearms, prohibited weapons, ammunition, 84 grams of cocaine and 214 grams of methamphetamine.
Four men from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation face a series of firearms and drug-related charges including possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a firearm contrary to an order and, careless use of a firearm and tampering with a serial number.
RCMP said a related investigation connected to a May 1 incident resulted in additional charges against two of the accused. All four appeared before a justice of the peace. Three remain in custody and were scheduled to appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Valleyview on May 7. The fourth was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in court May 21.
