RCMP charge Meteghan River man with drug trafficking and other offences
The Meteghan RCMP Detachment has charged a Digby County man with drug trafficking and other offences following the execution of a search warrant.
On May 29, Meteghan RCMP, along with RCMP Police Dog Services and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Department of Natural Resources, executed a search warrant at a property in the 600 block of Dentremont Rd. as part of an ongoing investigation.
Officers seized a quantity of cocaine, a scale, score sheets, cell phones, several cartons of unstamped cigarettes, cash, a flare gun made to look like a handgun, live elvers, elver fishing and storage equipment, and a stun gun.
Todd Scott Schnare, 45, of Meteghan River, has been charged with:
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Diazepam)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (marijuana)
- Possession of a Prohibited Weapon
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
Schnare also faces additional charges under the Excise Act and the Criminal Code related to unstamped tobacco.
Schnare was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in Digby Provincial Court on August 10.
The investigation is ongoing.
-RCMP search warrant execution leads to charge and firearms seizure
The RCMP’s Provincial Internet Child Exploitation Unit has charged two men with offences related to child sexual abuse and exploitation material (CSAEM) and seized ten firearms after a search warrant execution.
In April, the Nova Scotia RCMP Provincial Internet Child Exploitation Unit began an investigation after receiving information from an electronic service provider indicating that CSAEM was being transmitted on its application. The transmissions were associated to an address in Mulgrave.
On May 27, the Internet Child Exploitation Unit and RCMP Digital Forensic Services executed a search warrant at a residence in the 0-100 block of Tower Rd. in Mulgrave. Other units supported the search warrant execution, including the RCMP Emergency Response Team, RCMP Tactical Support Group, Inverness County District RCMP, and the Inverness-Richmond Street Crime Enforcement Unit.
During the search, officers seized electronic evidence, unsecured firearms, and ammunition.
William John Winchester Simpson, 38, of Mulgrave, has been charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material (2 counts) and Transmission of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material (2 counts).
Joseph Harris Simpson, 48, of Mulgrave, has been charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material and Unsafe Storage of Firearms.
Both men were released on conditions pending a first court appearance scheduled for July 27 at Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court.
The investigation is ongoing.
In Nova Scotia, it is mandatory for citizens to report suspected CSAEM; anyone who comes across it must report it to police. Failure to report could result in penalties similar to those for failure to report child abuse set out in the Child and Family Services Act. Be a voice for children who are victims of sexual exploitation by reporting suspected offences to your local police or to Canada's national tipline: www.cybertip.ca
