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Assault investigation leads to seizure of guns, drugs by Innisfail RCMP

Innisfail RCMP have recovered guns and drugs after investigating an assault in Red Deer County.

Mounties were called to the scene of an assault at a rural property west of Dickson on Saturday, November 9th and while there they developed the grounds to believe that the suspect was in possession of drugs and illegal weapons.

Police obtained a search warrant for the property. The search garnered suspected drugs including cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and GHB. Drug trafficking paraphernalia, a .22 caliber handgun, a sawed off shotgun (prohibited firearm), three long barrel rifles, three shotguns, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were also seized.

A 39-year-old resident of Red Deer County, Michael Stephanson, faces charges including assault, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and unauthorized possession of firearms.

He has been released with a court date scheduled for November 28th in Red Deer.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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