By EverythingGP staff

Court

Court update: Sentences in drug cases, trial dates set in weapons case

Jun 13, 2022 | 6:00 AM

Jail sentence for one accused in drug arrest

Alberta Justice says one of the two people arrested in a 2018 Grande Prairie drug bust has been given jail time.

Bile Hassan was given a 900-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

The Grande Prairie man was one of two people arrested in a drug bust on February 28, 2018.

RCMP said at the time that a search of a Grande Prairie home turned up methamphetamine, cocaine, a handgun, cash and two sets of body armour.

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Charges against the second man arrested Anas Mujber were withdrawn in May of last year.

Time served sentence for second man charged in drug arrest

Alberta Justice says a second man charged after a 2021 drug arrest in Grande Prairie has been given a 30-day time served jail sentence.

Jesse Aaron Derkson was given the sentence after pleading guilty to charges that included possession of a substance, make or possess an identity document, possession of a prohibited firearm and unauthorized possession of a firearm. Two other charges were withdrawn.

Derkson and Brandon James Garvie were charged after a nearly two-month-long drug trafficking investigation.

RCMP said at the time that a search of a home near 100 Avenue and 97 Street on May 14, 2021, turned up fentanyl, crack cocaine, crystal meth, more than 500 pills, and close to $6400 cash.

Garvie was given a four-year jail sentence in June of last year after pleading guilty to a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking in connection with this investigation and a charge of trafficking a controlled substance in a separate arrest.

Trial dates set in stolen firearms case

Alberta Justice says a trial date has been set for two people charged after a drug and weapons seizure in Grande Prairie.

The trial for Peter Zachary Chalick and Johna Wesley Chalick is set for January 24, 2023, in Grande Prairie court,

They were among three people arrested after an August 3, 2020, search and seizure at a home in the Pinnacle area.

RCMP said at the time that a tip from the public led to an investigation into drug trafficking.

Four days later, the search was done. Mounties seized drugs, cash, firearms police believed were stolen, body armour, brass knuckles, and stolen identification.

A third man charged, Jonathan Kevin Derasp, was given 18-months probation after pleading guilty to three firearms charges on December 13, 2021.