31 guns found at a home, rural yard in Lafleche, two charged

Two people from Lafleche, Sask. have been charged after RCMP found 31 firearms at a home and a rural yard site nearby.

On Nov. 8, at around 11:25 a.m., officers from Saskatchewan RCMP’s Swift Current Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT), Police Dog Services, Gravelbourg Detachment, National Weapons Enforcement Support Team and the Regina Police Service Crime Reduction Team performed a search warrant at a home and rural yard side as part of an ongoing investigation.

Here officers found and seized 31 firearms – all of which were stored unsafely and/or loaded. Officers also found ammunition, brass knuckles, five prohibited devises and a small amount of psilocybin, which is a psychedelic.

Three adults were arrested at the residence, one male was released without charges.

A 46-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman both from Lafleche — which is about 200 km southwest of Regina — have been charged with:

• one count, careless storage of firearms, Section 86(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, storing loaded firearms, Section 86(2) Criminal Code;
• one count, possessing firearms without a license, Section 91(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, possessing prohibited devices, Section 91(2), Criminal Code; and
• one count, knowingly possessing firearms without a license, Section 92(1), Criminal Code.

The man is facing additional charges that include:

• one count, possessing a prohibited weapon, Section 91(2), Criminal Code;
• one count, careless storage of firearms, Section 86(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, possessing firearms without a license, Section 91(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, possessing prohibited devices, Section 91(2), Criminal Code;
• one count, knowingly possessing firearms without a license, Section 92(1), Criminal Code; and
• one count, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code.

The man is scheduled to appear in court next month. The woman’s first court date is set for early next year.

Assiniboia RCMP also assisted with this investigation.