PRINCE ALBERT – Five men facing 100 weapons-related charges following a traffic stop made their first appearances in Prince Albert court Friday.
Yeina Koladino, 18, from Prince Albert, John Kargbo, 26, Malual Manjloak Yel-Malual, and Lenny Wuttunee, 22, all from Saskatoon were arrested late Wednesday night after police got a call about a suspicious vehicle. A fifth man, aged 21, was also arrested. He is facing additional charges of obstruction, possession of firearm contrary to prohibition orders and breach of release orders in relation to this file. Police didn’t release his name.
Prince Albert Police say they were called to the 500 block of 8 Street East at approximately 11:15 p.m. for a report of a suspicious vehicle late Wednesday night. When police arrived they located five men inside the vehicle, along with a visible weapon (bear spray). All five were taken into custody.
Upon further investigation, police located a number of other weapons, including two loaded handguns, a BB gun, shotgun, a baggie of pills, ammunition, cannabis and a small quantity of cash.
Koladino and Wuttunee are scheduled to appear next on March 14 and 15 respectively, both for a show cause hearing.
The charges against the accused haven’t been proven in court.