Drug and weapons-related charges laid on two Jasper individuals last year are not being pursued, according to the RCMP.
In March of 2024, drug trafficking and weapons-related charges against two Jasper residents were approved by the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service. The charges came after a six-month investigation which led to a warrant execution and seizure at a local residence, according to RCMP.
Seized drugs were confirmed as cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA (ecstasy) and ketamine.
RCMP initially charged two individuals with four counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking. Additionally, one of the individuals was charged with unauthorized possession of a weapon; possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; and possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000.
But in January, the file was closed, according to media relations officer Cpl. Matthew Howell.
Legal counsel Adam Karbani with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) confirmed that a stay of proceedings was entered in this matter on January 9, 2025.
Karbani said that no reasons for the stay of proceedings were provided on the record, therefore the PPSC had no further information to provide.
