Charges withdrawn for pair charged in Ponoka drugs and firearm seizure
Charges have been withdrawn against two people arrested following the seizure of a variety of drugs and a stolen firearm earlier this year.
Lauren Elliot Curtis, 45, and Crystal Blanchard, 39, both of Ponoka, had their charges withdrawn in Ponoka Court of Justice on July 12, 2024.
According to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), the charges were withdrawn because of no reasonable likelihood of conviction.
It was on Feb. 22, 2024, when Ponoka RCMP, Blackfalds RCMP, and ALERT Red Deer’s organized crime team executed a search warrant at a residence in Ponoka. As result of the search, police seized: