Smuggled handgun and drugs seized during traffic stop in Grande Prairie

Jun 28, 2025 | 8:00 AM

Mounties in Grande Prairie have arrested and charged a man on outstanding warrants, alongside a hefty seizure of drugs and a handgun that was smuggled into Canada through the U.S.

RCMP say on June 7, 2025, they pulled over a person driving a Jeep Cherokee that was registered to an owner with outstanding warrants for failure to comply with court orders.

The driver was identified by police and was arrested.

A search of the vehicle turned up many items that were seized:

A loaded handgun smuggled from Texas, USA
66.7 grams of meth
28 grams of cocaine
19 oxy pills
Drug paraphernalia associated to trafficking
Unstamped tobacco

As a result, 33-year-old Kyle Louis Bird has been charged with:

Possession for the purpose of trafficking (x3)
Failure to comply with order (x2)
Firearm-related offences (x4)
Possession of unstamped tobacco
Possession of proceeds of crime

Bird was released on conditions and is set to appear in Grande Prairie court on December 10, 2025.

by Erika Rolling