Lloydminster RCMP seized a firearm and drugs on Feb. 13 during a search of a home on 49 Ave.
Police executed the warrant as part of a firearms trafficking investigation. Officers found a shotgun, a magazine, a small amount of methamphetamine, and unstamped tobacco.
Zach Gayton, 18, of Lloydminster, was arrested. He faces several charges, including weapons trafficking, unsafe firearm storage, possession of an unauthorized firearm, and possessing a forged document.
Gayton was remanded into custody after appearing before a justice of the peace. He is scheduled to appear in Saskatchewan Provincial Court in Lloydminster on Feb. 19.
The investigation is ongoing but police say they are working to disrupt illegal firearms trafficking in the area.
RCMP also remind the public about the risks of sharing police activity on social media in real time. They say doing so can compromise officer and public safety, reveal tactics to suspects, spread misinformation, and affect legal proceedings.
Anyone with information about crime in the area, including drug or firearm trafficking, is urged to contact Lloydminster RCMP at 780-808-8400.
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