Two La Ronge-area Men Arrested In Drug Raids

Monday, May 01, 2006 at 15:01

The La Ronge RCMP have arrested and charged two local men with drug-related offences following simultaneous raids on Friday.

Staff Sgt. Kirk Munro says the La Ronge detachment executed the raids on a La Ronge business and a residence in Wadin Bay, with the help of the Prince Albert RCMP K-9 Unit.

Munro says a 53-year-old Wadin Bay man is facing three counts of trafficking a controlled substance, as well as cultivating a controlled substance, possession of the proceeds of crime and a firearms-related offence.

A 50-year-old man from Doughton Lake has been charged with two counts of trafficking a controlled substance. He is also facing a firearms charge.

The suspects won’t be identified until their first court appearance in La Ronge on June 12th.