N.B. RCMP Gang Task force charges 4, seizes weapons, drugs

North Battleford RCMP have charged four people, seized drugs, cash and weapons following a traffic stop that led to a search of a home in Battleford.

On June 5 the North Battleford RCMP Gang Task Force executed a search warrant on the 300 block of 29th Street in Battleford.  The search warrant was executed in conjunction with a traffic stop of a suspect vehicle after an investigator determined that drugs were being sold from a residence. 

Approximately half of a pound of cocaine as well as half of a pound of psilocybin, commonly as known as magic mushrooms, were seized from the residence. Two firearms and approximately $3,500 in cash were also seized. Five people were arrested as a result of the investigation, four of which have been charged and have been released for future court appearances.

Sheldon Kohut, 29, Zane Bolig, 33, and Kitana Swindler, 24, of North Battleford, and Lawrence Morin, 33, of Battleford, have all been charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. 

In addition, Swindler has been charged with possession of proceeds of crime. Morin also received additional charges of possession of psilocybin for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and unsafe storage of a firearm.

They have all been released from custody for court appearances on Sept. 7 in North Battleford Provincial Court.