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Four charged after police operation
Four people face charges after a high-profile RCMP operation conducted last Friday morning in Crestview.
Four people face charges after a high-profile RCMP operation conducted last Friday morning in Crestview.
Members of the Yukon RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, Critical Incident Program, and the Whitehorse detachment executed search warrants at a dwelling on Azure Road, near the intersection with the Alaska Highway.
Members of the emergency response team had to employ tear gas.
“This operation was conducted after a significant joint surveillance operation of the property between Yukon RCMP and Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Unit on activities consistent with drug trafficking,” police said Tuesday afternoon.
“All four occupants of the residence at the time, two males and two females, were taken into custody.” They appeared in court last Saturday.
Police seized:
• a large sum of Canadian currency;
• prohibited weapons, including brass knuckles and a conducted energy weapon (taser);
• scales contaminated with a substance believed to be cocaine;
• other suspected illicit drug substances; and
• a large quantity of ammunition.
Michael William Hollandy, 40, has been charged with:
• possessing fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking;
• possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000;
• three counts of failing to comply with a release order condition;
• two counts of the unauthorized possession of prohibited devices (brass knuckles and a conducted energy weapon); and
• obstruction of a peace officer.
Abdulahi Khadar Sahal, 29, has been charged with possessing fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
Katelyn Marie Brown, 31, faces charges of possessing fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, possessing property obtained by crime under $5,000 and failing to comply with a release order condition.
Krystal Melissa Victoria Feres, 38, has been charged with:
• possessing fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking;
• three counts of failing to comply with a release order condition;
• two counts of the unauthorized possession of prohibited weapons (brass knuckles and a conducted energy weapon); and
• obstruction of a peace officer.
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Comments (12)
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Josey Wales on Nov 9, 2020 at 11:21 am
forgot this...
Good job coppers!
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Josey Wales on Nov 9, 2020 at 11:21 am
hey...Pikachu on Nov 8, 2020 at 7:56 pm
in regards to your claims of CP failure, it does not deter you are correct.
it does however cure the recidivism rate 100%
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which is all I care about, so too should you...mere suggestion.
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Pikachu on Nov 8, 2020 at 7:56 pm
@Salt
Capital punishment doesn't work as a deterrent. If it did, the US would have the lowest murder rate in the developed world, instead it has the worst. And the two worst states within the USA per capita are Louisiana and Missouri, both of which have the death penalty.
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Link Alexander Link on Nov 8, 2020 at 4:58 pm
Thank You R.C.M.P. for keeping our streets safe.
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Hur dur on Nov 6, 2020 at 12:21 pm
While I do not advocate for mob justice, what other options do the public have to keep themselves safe? Yukon justice seems to be failing the public.
Legalized drugs sold by a pharmacist or licensed healthcare practitioner solves the "make easy money" mentality.
If the government regulates and taxes it, they eliminate any profit these losers squeeze out of every sale. That greed endangers lives of users. Dead users don't pay taxes. Not one time in history has society managed to legislate morality. Keep trying to throw money at the problem the same way and the result will not change. People will always want to escape reality. Period. Full stop. By legalizing drugs, you control quality and safety while ensuring a safer system for users. Tax it worse than gas and casinos and put the money directly into rehabilitation and education. Costs nothing, takes the profit away from the mafia/cartel and brings the power and profits back to the people.
Of course, the duality of mankind. I would be ok with seeing extremely harsh sentencing for any dealer caught using fentanyl. Every pill could be a count of attempted murder. I would also be ok with "5 minutes alone" for every victim or their family's representative.
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Salt on Nov 6, 2020 at 11:30 am
If we don’t demand justice the government will never give it to us. Similar to unions, the gov doesn’t care, at all, about its members/citizens. All it cares about is perpetuating its control. People who traffic fentanyl/heroin/crack should face capital punishment. They willfully destroy the lives of our youth and justice requires balance. No justice and our civilization will rot.
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comen sense on Nov 6, 2020 at 10:25 am
Abdulahi Khadar Sahal - Wow this just burns me this person isn't happy here enough in Canada where he could have many opportunities but instead chooses to sell a very addictive drug and mess people's lives up. Right on.
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Juniper Jackson on Nov 5, 2020 at 11:06 pm
An awful lot of people are awfully fed up with the big city crap going down in our beautiful little family friendly community. The courts do not have to pay heed to the voters/citizens in the Territory. Judges are appointed for life. Maybe it's time for that to change. We elect everything else. We should elect our Judiciary as well.
Four years or less for murder. Six months for over 20 B & Es. A lack of justice resulting in the the well being of the community is going to force some vigilante justice. Nothing will change unless we decide to change it. Everyone knows where the weak link is. In the court room. (Reading this Judges? I hope you are, people will be calling for legislation to end permanent appointments if you aren't.) There are likely some good ways to initiate change, but this was the only one I thought of. Perhaps others can throw some ideas out, get some chit chat going about how to fix the problem.
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WTF??? on Nov 5, 2020 at 4:47 pm
Seriously people, wtf?
How are these people out in the neighborhood and committing more crimes?
These winners were charged with Sexual Assault and Forcible Confinement in July 2020. Not to mention their criminal history is as long as our winters.
https://www.canadapolicereport.ca/2020/07/08/whitehorse-rcmp-investigating-forcible-confinement-and-sexual-assault/
Pathetic sentencing guidelines and weak judges. Yukon justice used to be a thing, too bad those days are long gone.
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JC on Nov 5, 2020 at 3:21 pm
And I'm sure they are all on the street by now.
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Bandit on Nov 5, 2020 at 2:29 pm
I applaud all of the work "M" Division and the rest put into this operation only to have it treated like fishing in BC, "Catch and Release". Not one of these POS are still in custody. To put these officers in harms way just to release them on more conditions on top of the other conditions imposed a few months back is a crock of BS. I apologize to all of the Law Enforcement involved in this operation, you were let down again.
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My Opinion on Nov 5, 2020 at 1:51 pm
Now if only the courts would do something with these guys. Catch and release.