RCMP Lay Charges Following Search Warrant

A 48-year-old Grande Prairie man is facing five drug-related charges after a search warrant was conducted over the weekend.

The Grande Prairie RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in a central location in the city after receiving information from the public about a possible drug house. RCMP searched the apartment and located various types of illegal drugs, items associated to drug use, and Canadian currency. The following items were seized as a result of the investigation;

– $720.00 cash
– 27 grams of methamphetamine in pill form
– Approximately 0.3 grams of Heroin
– 5 Fentanyl pills
– Approximately 0.5 grams of Fentanyl powder

Kenneth Lavanway is facing three charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking and two counts of breaching a conditional sentence order.