The Yellowknife RCMP recently completed what they believe may be the largest seizure of illegal drugs in the history of the NWT.
On May 22nd, Yellowknife officers were initially informed of multiple people who were unlawfully staying in a recently vacated apartment. Officers quickly arrived at the scene and arrested one of the individuals who was attempting to flee through a window.
A search warrant was acquired for the location, and the investigation produced two handguns, over $12,000 in cash, a number of prescription drugs, illegal cannabis products, a large amount of what was believed at the time to be cocaine, and several other pieces of drug trafficking supplies.
On July 24th, Yellowknife officers received the results of an analysis that was conducted on the seized drugs. These tests revealed that at least one kilogram of the suspected cocaine was actually methamphetamine, pressed into pill form.
After the investigation, 21-year-old Musab Ibrahim of Saskatoon, SK has been charged with:
- Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking,
- Possession of Items Intended to Produce a Substance Included in Schedule I
- Two counts of Possession of a Firearm with Ammunition without a Licence,
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000,
- Being Unlawfully in a Dwelling House,
- Possession of a Prohibited Device.
Ibrahim has already appeared before a Justice of the Peace, and his been released in order to appear in court at a later date. This case remains under investigation.
