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By Sheldon Spackman

June 2022 Incident

Pair sentenced in local fentanyl and firearms seizure

Jun 27, 2023 | 2:23 PM

Sentencing has taken place for two men charged in a local fentanyl and firearms seizure.

Jay Dee Coffman, 39, and Kyle Travis McGray, 34, were sentenced to eight years and 90 days, and six years respectively, in Red Deer Court of Justice on June 23, 2023.

They were also each given a lifetime firearms prohibition after being convicted on two counts apiece; Coffman for possession for purpose, and fail to comply with a probation order, and McGray for possession for purpose, and possess prohibited/restricted firearm.

The pair were charged with several criminal offences relating to drugs and weapons.

It was on June 3, 2022 when nine firearms and over two kilograms of suspected fentanyl powder were seized by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT).

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ALERT Red Deer’s organized crime and gang team said search warrants at a north Red Deer apartment and Red Deer County hotel room resulted in the seizure of fentanyl having an estimated street value of roughly $375,000.

ALERT says Red Deer RCMP and the RCMP Emergency Response Team provided assistance with the search warrant executions.

Officials confirmed nine firearms were seized, five of which were loaded, along with a host of other weapons and imitation firearms. Seven of the firearms were classified as prohibited and one had its serial number defaced. ALERT stated at the time that the firearms would be submitted for forensic analysis and ballistics testing.

“The combination of fentanyl and firearms is an equation for all sorts of community harms. ALERT is working diligently to take these harmful substances off the streets and take guns out of the hands of drug dealers,” said Staff Sgt. Jason Gibson of ALERT Regional teams, at the time.

In total, ALERT seized:

• 9 firearms
• 2,170 grams of suspected fentanyl
• 104 grams of methamphetamine
• $5,725 cash

ALERT said two suspects were arrested and a third person sustained injuries while attempting to evade arrest. The organization confirmed she was treated by paramedics and later transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

According to ALERT, both suspects charged were known to police. ALERT says it began its investigation into the suspected drug trafficking activities in May 2022.

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