19 charges laid against GP man following search of Patterson home

Mar 11, 2024 | 11:23 AM

The Grande Prairie RCMP Drug Section executed a search warrant last month at a city residence.

On February 22, the Grande Prairie RCMP’s Drug Section, with support from Police Dog Services and the Crime Reduction Unit, searched a property in the Patterson neighbourhood.

The search turned up a number of illegal items, which were seized by Mounties:

918 grams of methamphetamine
148 grams of cocaine
27 grams of fentanyl
265 oxycontin pills
$14,700 in Canadian currency
Handgun with defaced serial number
Two sawed-off rifles
Drug trafficking paraphernalia

James Burwash, a 43-year-old Grande Prairie resident had 19 charges laid against him:

Three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking
Possession of Canadian currency over $5,000 as proceeds of crime
Three counts of possession of a prohibited firearm
Three counts of possession of a prohibited firearm while knowing its possession is prohibited
Two counts of defacing firearm serial number
Three counts of possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition
Possession of a prohibited firearm obtained in the commission of an offence
Careless use of a firearm
Two counts of failing to comply with an order

Burwash was remanded into custody with a court date set for Monday, March 11 in Grande Prairie.

by Tanner Smith