ALERT Lloydminster, Lloydminster RCMP and the Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team arrested a well-known drug dealer on Jan. 2.
Additionally, an apartment was searched and 41-year-old Lance Harper was arrested in Lloydminster.
ALERT seized the following:
- Sawed-off shotgun
- Various rounds of ammunition
- 80 grams of methamphetamine
- 8 grams of cocaine
- 5 grams of fentanyl
“We have an established intelligence sharing model between agencies, between the provinces, which has proven effective in targeting those who endanger community safety through their criminal activities,” said Sgt. Bruce MacLean, ALERT Lloydminster.SERT includes the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Crime Reduction Teams, Warrant Enforcement Suppression Teams, trafficking Response Teams, the Human Trafficking and Counterexploitation Unit, and the Offender Management Unit.
Harper has been charged and remains in custody. Meanwhile, at the time of his arrest he was wanted on outstanding warrants for assault and has a significant history of drug-related offences.
Charges against Harper include:
- Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a weapon while prohibited
- Failure to comply with a release order.
Harper will appear in court on Jan. 13.
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