Red Deer man sentenced in local contraband bust

A Red Deer man convicted of selling, transporting, delivering or distributing unpackaged tobacco products has been sentenced to a 90 day Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) and a $25,000 fine.

Chrys Andrew Tremblay, 45, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of King’s Bench following a trial earlier this month.

Tremblay was initially facing five charges after Mounties seized over a million illegal cigarettes, thousands in cash, a stolen vehicle, and cannabis contraband during multiple searches in multiple communities nearly two years ago.

It was on Aug. 27, 2021, when Red Deer RCMP’s GIS drug team executed search warrants at three properties in Red Deer, Lacombe County and Morningside, Alberta.