Two people face drug trafficking charges in Rocky Mountain House

Two people face drug trafficking charges following a cocaine bust last month in Rocky Mountain House.

Cocaine was seized from a residence on May 31 after police conducted a search warrant following a month-long investigation by Rocky Mountain House RCMP, Edmonton ALERT and both Sylvan Lake and Red Deer General Investigation Sections.  

Mathew McKinnon, 23, is charged with three counts of Trafficking a Controlled Substance – cocaine. He remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in Rocky Mountain House provincial court on August 8.

The second person, a youth who cannot be named as per the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with two counts of Trafficking a Controlled Substance – cocaine and is to appear in court in July.