ÎYÂRHE NAKODA – Two people are facing drug trafficking charges after police stopped a vehicle driving without a licence plate on Stoney (Îyârhe) Nakoda First Nation earlier this month.
During the traffic stop on July 6, one passenger with outstanding warrants was identified and subsequently arrested. A search of the passenger also led to the discovery of illicit drugs in his possession.
“Further investigation revealed over $2000 in Canadian currency, 25 grams of Fentanyl, scales, multiple cell phones and other drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle,” said Cochrane RCMP public information officer Cst. Bonnie Sauve in a media release. “Another occupant was arrested and both were held for a judicial interim release hearing.”
Dennis Lyndon Wildman, 44, a resident of Îyârhe Nakoda First Nation has been charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a prohibited weapon and two counts of possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose.
Jace Kara Fox, 38, a resident of Brocket, is also charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Wildman is in custody and will appear in Cochrane’s Alberta Court of Justice on Aug. 1. Fox was released and is scheduled to appear in Cochrane on the same day.
RCMP say no further information will be released on the matter at this time.