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By Sheldon Spackman

October 2024 Incident

Conditional sentence for woman charged in Blackfalds drugs and guns seizure

Sep 12, 2025 | 1:58 PM

A woman charged in a guns and drugs seizure in Blackfalds last year has been given a two-year conditional sentence and a firearm prohibition.

Lotus Joan Silver Stalteri-Roberts, 26, of Blackfalds, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on Sept. 11, 2025, after being found guilty on one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

A stay of proceedings took place on counts of unauthorized possession of firearm, and contravened regulation, while seven other charges were withdrawn.

In September 2024, the Blackfalds RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS) entered into an investigation involving an individual believed to be trafficking drugs in the community, with the assistance of the Sylvan Lake GIS.

As a result of the investigation, Blackfalds RCMP with assistance from Innisfail RCMP GIS and Red Deer RCMP Police Dog Services executed a search warrant at a home in Blackfalds on Oct. 2, 2024.

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As a result of the search, RCMP allegedly seized 253 grams of cocaine, $3,343 in currency, and six firearms.

“This investigation saw the effective coordination of different RCMP detachments and sections to quickly and safely remove these drugs and guns from our community,” said Staff Sergeant Andrew Allan, in a media release shortly after the arrest.

RCMP arrested and originally charged Stalteri-Roberts with:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of stolen property under $5000
• Weapons offences (x8)

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