Suspicious Vehicle – Four Facing Drug/Weapons Charges

Four people: two females and two males are facing drug and weapons charges after a vehicle stop in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 19, 2019.  The vehicle came to the attention of patrol officers as it matched the description of a suspicious vehicle call for service on January 17^th.  It was spotted around 2:45 a.m., northbound on Broad Street near 11^th Avenue.

At approximately 2:52 a.m. on January 19, 2019, police conducted a traffic stop on Sherwood Drive at Wascana Drive.  While speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, police observed a knife in the driver side door panel, a quantity of what appeared to be drugs on the floor and several cell phones in the centre console.  A search of the vehicle revealed more apparent drugs and drug paraphernalia as well as folding knives and brass knuckles.  The drugs seized include a large quantity of methamphetamine, cocaine, psilocybin and various pills.

Thirty-one year-old Jarod Michael SHAMBEL, of no fixed address, is charged with:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (methamphetamine), [5(2) CDSA];
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine), [5(2) CDSA];
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (psilocybin), [5(2) CDSA]; and
• Possession of a Weapon (knife) [88 CC].

Thirty-nine year-old Jason Wayne QUEWEZANCE, of Regina, is charged with:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (methamphetamine), [5(2) CDSA];
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine), [5(2) CDSA]; and
• Possession of a Weapon (brass knuckles, knife) [88 CC].

Twenty-five year-old Chantelle Renee FRIDAY, of Regina, is charged with:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (methamphetamine), [5(2) CDSA];
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine), [5(2) CDSA];
• Breach of Undertaking [145(3) CC]; and
• Breach of Probation [733.1(1) CC].

Twenty-four year-old Naomi Elizabeth FRIDAY, of Regina, is charged with:

•  Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (methamphetamine), [5(2) CDSA];
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine), [5(2) CDSA];

All four accused persons were released on Officer Undertakings to appear in Provincial Court on February 28, 2019.