Wainwright RCMP have had their third significant drug bust of 2023.
On Thursday, April 6, as a result of an ongoing investigation by the Wainwright RCMP, a search warrant was executed on a residence in the town.
RCMP seized approximately 33 grams of suspected methamphetamine and fentanyl, a firearm and ammunition, and packaging consistent with drug trafficking, drug scales, and hypodermic needles.
Jeff Hall, 42, a resident of Wainwright, was arrested at the residence and has been charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking of a controlled substance
- Illegal possession of government documents
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Unsafe storage of a firearm
A Judicial Interim Release hearing was conducted and Hall was released from custody on $1000 cash bail and will be appearing in Alberta Court of Justice in Wainwright on April 20, 2023.
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Drug trafficking charges laid as meth seized at Wainwright property
Wainwright RCMP have had their third significant drug bust of 2023.
On Thursday, April 6, as a result of an ongoing investigation by the Wainwright RCMP, a search warrant was executed on a residence in the town.
RCMP seized approximately 33 grams of suspected methamphetamine and fentanyl, a firearm and ammunition, and packaging consistent with drug trafficking, drug scales, and hypodermic needles.
Jeff Hall, 42, a resident of Wainwright, was arrested at the residence and has been charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking of a controlled substance
- Illegal possession of government documents
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Unsafe storage of a firearm
A Judicial Interim Release hearing was conducted and Hall was released from custody on $1000 cash bail and will be appearing in Alberta Court of Justice in Wainwright on April 20, 2023.
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