Two charged after Elk Point RCMP seize drugs, guns in flight from police

Two men are facing drug trafficking and firearms charges after police deployed a spike strip to stop a fleeing vehicle in east Alberta near the Saskatchewan border.

On Wednesday, at around 2:20 p.m., Elk Point RCMP officers pursuing a drug trafficking and weapons investigation attempted to stop a vehicle out of Onion Lake, Sask., in the area of Frog Lake, Alta., police said in a Friday news release.

Police said the driver refused to stop and fled the scene. Additional police were called to respond, and a spike strip was successfully deployed, stopping the vehicle. Two men were arrested without incident.

Police searched the vehicle and seized a set of brass knuckles, ammunition, methamphetamine and drug trafficking paraphernalia.

During the arrest, police said members of the community informed officers that two firearms were thrown out of the vehicle. Police seized a shotgun and a rifle with tampered serial numbers and illegal modifications.

“We would like to start by thanking the members of the public who made sure that we were aware of the firearms that had been thrown out of the vehicle, thus ensuring the safety of the community,” said Const. Nicholas Couture, in a news release.

“We take the safety of our community very seriously and will keep working proactively, using information from the public, our partners and other RCMP detachments, be they in Alberta or otherwise, to find and arrest those responsible for causing harm to others.”

Courtlin Littlewolfe, 39, and Warren Littlewolfe, 35, both residents of Onion Lake, Sask., have been charged with flight from police, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a weapon contrary to order, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and 22 additional firearm-related offences.

The two men are scheduled to appear in St. Paul court on Thursday.

Onion Lake is located approximately 276 km east of Edmonton.

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