Saddle Lake RCMP search nets over $40,000 of narcotics

Over $40,000 dollars worth of narcotics have been taken in by RCMP after a search warrant in Saddle Lake on August 24.

Saddle Lake RCMP alongside the RCMP Emergency Response Team, RCMP Police Dog Services, and the Eastern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit, performed the search warrant at a residence in Saddle Lake, according to information from Mounties.

“Members were able to locate two prohibited firearms, 209 grams of suspected methamphetamine, and 450 grams of suspected cocaine,” reads the statement. “There is an approximate combined street value of $48,000 associated with the drugs seized during the search. Two males were arrested and charged.”

19 year old Jacob Anthony Cardinal from Edmonton, is facing several charges, including trafficking, unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon, and additional charges. After a judicial interim release hearing, Cardinal was taken into custody.

34 year old Jaffar Sadiq Oswald Dickson, also from Edmonton, is facing several charges for trafficking, unsafe storage of firearms, as well as additional charges as well. Following a judicial interim release hearing, Dickson was also remanded into custody.