On January 25, 2022, the Fredericton Police Drugs and Organized Crime Unit executed a CDSA warrant on a residence in the 300-block of Dundonald Street, as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.
A prohibited firearm, cash, and a variety of suspected drugs were seized, including methamphetamine and cocaine, with the approximate street value of over $24,200.
The Fredericton Police Emergency Response Team, Tactical Emergency Medical Services, and Patrol officers assisted with the investigation.
49-year-old Shawn Kenneth Flemming, of Fredericton, was arrested, and appeared in court this afternoon on the following charges:
- possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition
- unsafe storage of a firearm
- possession contrary to order
- possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- proceeds of crime
- CDSA - possession of CDSA (schedule I) for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- CDSA - possession of CDSA (schedule I) for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
- CDSA - possession of CDSA (schedule I) for the purpose of trafficking – hydromorphone
- CDSA - possession of CDSA (schedule IV) for the purpose of trafficking – clonazepam
Mr. Flemming was held in custody and will appear in court again on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.
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The Fredericton Police Force is engaged with other law enforcement agencies and partners in the Atlantic Methamphetamine Strategy, to curb the importation, production, sale and distribution of methamphetamine and its precursors in our region.
About the Atlantic Meth Strategy:
The Atlantic Meth Strategy brings together law enforcement agencies and partners from the Atlantic provinces to share information and intelligence in a collective effort to curb the importation, production, sale and distribution of methamphetamine and its precursors in the region. The Atlantic strategy feeds into the National Meth Strategy (Closing in on Meth) coordinated by the Canadian Integrated Response to Organized Crime (CIROC).