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By paNOW Staff

ARRESTED

Charges laid, drugs seized after suspects run from police in Montreal Lake

Apr 26, 2024 | 11:02 AM

Two men have been arrested after fleeing from police in Montreal Lake Cree Nation.

On Tuesday afternoon, RCMP discovered a wanted man was inside a home in the community.

As officers approached the home, two men ran out and headed to a nearby wooded area.

The pair were seen wading across a river before heading back into the forest. At around 8:40 later that night, the men were found and arrested without incident.

RCMP said the men were suffering from exposure to the elements and were given first aid.

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“They ran – with no shirts or shoes on – into a thick wooded area, even crossing a frigid river in an attempt to avoid arrest,” said Insp. Jeff Smoliak from Saskatchewan RCMP’s Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team. “We have the investigational knowledge and technology to locate individuals, even in rugged terrain.”

Following the arrests, officers found 3.5 grams of crack cocaine and a large sum of cash. Police also discovered a loaded shotgun with a defaced serial number, ammunition, 20 grams of meth, two batons, bear spray, and drug trafficking paraphernalia.

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Tyrese Smith, 27, and Craig McDonald, 32, both from Montreal Lake Cree Nation face several charges including resisting arrest, possession for trafficking, and possession of a firearm with the serial number removed.

Smith was also arrested on a Canada-wide warrant from Correctional Service Canada (CSCS) for breach of statutory release conditions, and from Saskatoon Police for being unlawfully at large.

Both men appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court on Thursday.

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