AHTAHKAKOOP CREE NATION – A man and a woman were charged with firearms and drug trafficking offences following a traffic stop by RCMP gang units from Meadow Lake and La Ronge.
Kevin George Ackegan, 43, from Saskatoon, and Lexis Storoschuk, 22, from Spruce Home, were charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000, unsafe storage of a firearm, possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, three counts, unlicensed possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition, two counts, possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and resisting /obstructing a peace officer.
Ackegan was also charged with four counts of failing to comply with a probation order, four counts of possession of a weapon contrary to order, and failing to surrender authorization. He was also wanted on a warrant from Prince Albert Police Service.
In December 2020, Ackegan had pleaded guilty in Prince Albert Provincial Court to weapons and drug-related charges avoiding a trial. In February 2021, he was sentenced to 23 months in jail.
Ackegan and Storoschuk were charged after RCMP’s Meadow Lake and La Ronge Crime Reduction Teams were conducting proactive patrols on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation Oct. 3. They had stopped a vehicle around 11 p.m. and observed illicit drugs and paraphernalia in the vehicle. Officers located and seized about 244 grams of suspected methamphetamine, three prohibited firearms, ammunition, weapons including brass knuckles, a sum of cash, and drug trafficking paraphernalia.
Storoschuk and Ackegan appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court on Oct. 4. Storoschuk was remanded in custody and appears next Oct. 6 for a bail hearing. Ackegan was also remanded and appears again Oct. 12.
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