Bonnyville RCMP make significant drug seizure and recover stolen handgun

A Bonnyville man is facing multiple drug and firearm charges after RCMP executed a search warrant on a residence along Moose Lake Drive.

On Sept. 22, 2025, Bonnyville RCMP began investigating unlawful firearms possession. With support from the Eastern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (EAD CRU), officers obtained a warrant and searched the home. Inside, police located:

• 820 grams of suspected cocaine

• 25 grams of suspected methamphetamine

• Prescription pills

• A stolen 9mm SIG handgun

Charges Laid

Jeffery Albert, 45, of Bonnyville has been charged with:

• Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking

• Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking

• Possession of stolen property

• Possession of a weapon obtained by crime

• Unauthorized possession of a firearm

• Possession of a firearm knowing possession was unauthorized

• Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition

• Careless use of a firearm

• Transfer a firearm without authority

Albert was remanded into custody following a Justice of the Peace hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 29, 2025, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Lac La Biche.