By Sheldon Spackman

June 2024 Incident

Trial date set for man charged in Innisfail drug and weapons seizure

Feb 28, 2025 | 2:36 PM

A trial date has been set for an Innisfail man facing drug and firearms charges.

David Samuel Reid, 42, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on Jan. 27, 2026.

It was on June 25, 2024, when Innisfail RCMP, with assistance from Crime Reduction Units for Red Deer and Central Alberta detachments, were conducting surveillance on an individual they described as a known drug trafficker and repeat offender.

Mounties allege the suspect was observed driving a vehicle while having a suspended license.

Police say the suspect was arrested and a search turned up the following:

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• $3000 cash;
• Methamphetamine;
• Oxycodone;
• Cocaine;
• Psilocybin.

It’s believed, RCMP say, that the suspect was driving the vehicle while impaired by drugs, and subsequently failed an examination.

After the arrest, RCMP obtained a search warrant for the hotel where the suspect was residing. Mounties say the search resulted in another seizure that allegedly included a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, hundreds of rounds of ammo, and other drug trafficking-related items. The suspect has a lifetime firearms prohibition, police note.

David Samuel Reid, 42, of Innisfail, was charged with the following:

• Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking;
• Possession of psilocybin for the purpose of trafficking;
• Possession of oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking;
• Possession of a firearm while prohibited;
• Possession of ammunition while prohibited;
• Possession of a firearm without holding a licence;
• Offences under the traffic safety act (x4).

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