On Sunday, November 25, 2018, at around noon, police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of the 1100 block of Elliot Street. A 47 year-old male and a 27 year-old female exited the vehicle. Ammunition was located in plain view inside the vehicle. Both the 47 year-old male and 27 year-old female were arrested. Further search revealed a loaded firearm, a large amount of cash, and quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, hydromorphine, and ecstasy.
Forty-seven year-old Dejan VUCKOVIC, of Regina, and 29 year-old Meriah Valentine BELLEGARDE, of Regina, are jointly charged with:
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle [CC 94(1)];
- Possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition [CC 95(1)(A)];
- Possession of a prohibited firearm obtained by crime [CC 96(1)];
- Possession of a prohibited weapon knowing its possession is unauthorized [CC 92(2)];
- Careless use of a firearm [CC 86(1)];
- Possession of a weapon [CC 88];
- Carry concealed weapon [CC 90];
- Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking (methamphetamine) [CDSA 5(2)];
- Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine) [CDSA 5(2)];
- Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking (hydromorphine) [CDSA 5(2)];
- Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking (methylenedioxymethamphetamine / ecstasy) [CDSA 5(2)];
Forty-seven year-old Dejan VUCKOVIC, of Regina, is also charged with:
- Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized [CC 92(1)];
- Possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order [CC 117.01(1)];
- Fail to comply with probation order [CC 733.1(1)]; and
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime [CC 355(B)].
Twenty-seven year-old Meriah Valentine BELLEGARDE, of Regina, is charged with:
- Fail to comply with probation order [CC 733.1(1)]; and
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm [CC 91(1)].
Both VUCKOVIC and BELLEGARDE made their first appearance on these charges in Provincial Court this morning, Monday, November 26, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.