RCMP RELEASE:
Bonnyville RCMP have concluded a several month-long drug trafficking investigation within the Town and MD of Bonnyville. With the assistance of the Lakeland and Eastern District Crime Reduction Units, multiple search warrants were executed and several arrests made. As a result of the investigation, police located and seized:
- 30.4 grams of methamphetamine
- 62.5 grams of cocaine
- A stolen 2013 Subaru Impreza
- tazers
- an imitation firearm
- a crossbow
- Canadian Currency
- and other drug trafficking paraphernalia.
Lionel Normand (65), a resident of Bonnyville, was arrested on Aug. 16, 2023 and charged with:
- Trafficking methamphetamine (x2)
- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cocaine
- Operation while impaired
- Operation while prohibited
Normand was taken before a justice of the peace and was remanded into custody with his next court date set for Aug. 22, 2023, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Bonnyville.
Ronnie Vachone (24), a resident of Bonnyville, was arrested July 4, 2023, and charged with:
- Trafficking cocaine (x3)
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon (x2)
- Carrying a concealed weapon
Vachone was taken before a justice of the peace and was released from custody with his next court date set for Sept. 19, 2023, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Bonnyville.
Kevin Madden (46), a resident of Bonnyville was arrested July 4, 2023, and charged with:
- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- Refusal to comply with demand
Madden was taken before a justice of the peace and was released from custody with his next court date set for Sept. 5, 2023, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Bonnyville.
Ashley Gaulton (36), a resident of Bonnyville, was arrested on July 4 2023 and charged with Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking. Gaulton was taken before a justice of the peace and release from custody with her next court date set for Sept. 5, 2023 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Bonnyville.
“Drug abuse has a devastating impact on our communities,” says Staff Sergeant Sarah Parke Detachment Commander Bonnyville, “focusing our efforts on these drug traffickers can have a larger impact on violence and property crimes as well.”