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By Sheldon Spackman

May 2024

Trial dates set for man charged in Red Deer drug and firearms bust

Jun 5, 2023 | 1:01 PM

Trial dates have now been set for the second of two people charged in a local drug bust last year.

Randi Walter St. Germain, 42, of Red Deer, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of King’s Bench from May 13-15, 2024.

St. Germain was ordered to stand trial following a preliminary hearing in Red Deer provincial court on March 10, 2023.

His co-accused, Erick Becker, 34, of Red Deer, is scheduled for trial in Calgary provincial court from Oct. 16-17, 2023.

Becker was charged with drug trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime, and breach of a release order in the January 26, 2022 incident.

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That’s when members of ALERT (Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team) executed a search warrant at a Red Deer home in Vanier Woods. The organization says the search capped off a three-month investigation with the assistance of Red Deer RCMP.

The search warrant is alleged to have turned up the following:

• Loaded shotgun;
• 414 grams of methamphetamine;
• 174 suspected fentanyl pills;
• 28 grams of cocaine;
• $4,450 cash

According to ALERT, the drugs seized had an estimated street value of $25,000, while the pills were submitted for further analysis.

St. Germain, meanwhile, was charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime, breach of a firearms prohibition order, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and possession of a loaded firearm.

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