By Justin Dionne

Police find significant amount of drugs after searches in Sangudo and Rochfort Bridge

Feb 22, 2019 | 3:06 PM

Mayerthorpe RCMP have arrested four people after a pair of searches turned up drugs and property believed to be stolen.

Mayerthorpe RCMP teamed up with the Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit to search two residences, one in Sangudo, the other in Rochfort Bridge.

The RCMP Emergency Response Team conducted the searches on February 18, 2019.

The first search took place in Sangudo where police found the following items:

• 889 grams of methamphetamine
• 32.5 grams of fentanyl
• 89 grams of cocaine
• 3.4 grams of heroin
• 296 grams of cannabis
• a stolen 2015 Arctic Cat side-by-side
• two snowmobiles believed to be stolen

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William Raymond Blackwood (41) of Grande Prairie and Sonja Marie Susan Sanders (28) of Edmonton are facing the following charges:

• Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of proceeds of crime over $5000
• Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000

Blackwood has been was also arrested on a Canada-wide warrant for a parole violation and was wanted by police since May of 2018. Blackwood and Sanders have been remanded to appear in Mayerthorpe Provincial Court on March 14, 2019.

The second search that took place at a residence in the Rochfort Bridge area resulted in police finding the following items:

• 45 grams of methamphetamine
• 90 grams of cannabis
• Two firearms
• A small amount of heroin
• A large amount of property believed to be stolen

Jeremiah (Jerry) Johnathon Goodine (44) and Karen Lynn Braithwaite (47), both of Rochfort Bridge, are facing the following charges:

• Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm (x6)
• Careless use, storage of a firearm/ammunition (x3)

Both Goodine and Braithwaite have been released from custody. Their next court appearance will also be at Mayerthorpe Provincial Court on March 14, 2019.

“A significant amount of drugs has now been removed off the streets,” says Corporal Chris Power, Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit (WADRCRU). “We will continue to track down repeat offenders and interrupt their criminal activities in our efforts towards crime reduction.”