Two charged following methamphetamine seizure in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB — The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) have arrested and charged two people after more than $33,000 worth of methamphetamine was seized in Medicine Hat.
The Organized Crime team in Medicine Hat made the seizure last Thursday with the help of Medicine Hat police and RCMP. Police seized 325 grams of methamphetamine, 100 oxycodone pills, one gram of heroin, and 3.5 grams of cocaine. Police also seized a replica handgun, a prohibited magazine that was loaded, and other ammunition.
Paul Rasmussen, 45, has been charged with four counts of drug trafficking, five counts of possession of a controlled substance, nine weapon-related offences, possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.