Three Regina males are facing drug trafficking, proceeds and weapons charges after enforcement in relation to a cannabis dispensary in the city of Regina.
As the result of investigation into drug-trafficking in Regina , members of the Regina Police Service Drug Unit, assisted by other units, conducted enforcement, on Friday, August 24, 2018, in relation to a cannabis dispensary in the 2100 block of Albert Street. Part of the investigation also involved the residence of one of the accused. Search warrants were executed at both locations, just after 5:30 p.m., on August 24th. Customers inside the location at 2100 block Albert Street were asked to leave the business when police arrived to execute the search warrant. The searches yielded, among other things, a large quantity of cannabis marihuana, cannabis resin and cash. Both search warrants were executed without incident.
Thirty-five year-old Cameron Gordon GRAHAM, 32 year-old Ryan Dustin AKEHURST and 27 year-old Darian Mitchell TONGE, all of Regina, are charged with the following four charges:
– 2 x Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (cannabis marihuana and cannabis resin) [5(2) CDSA];
– Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 [355(a) CC]; and
– Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon (taser) [91(2) CC].
In addition, Cameron Gordon GRAHAM is facing two charges of Traffic in a Scheduled Substance (cannabis marihuana and cannabis resin) [5(1) CDSA].
All three accused have been released on Undertakings to appear in Provincial Court at 9:30 a.m. on October 3, 2018.