Red Deer, Alta. - On Oct. 30, 2024, Red Deer RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS) with the assistance of the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team arrested two individuals as a result of a drug trafficking investigation. Police executed search warrants at a motel room and a motor vehicle in North Red Deer. As a result of the investigation, police seized several items and controlled substances, which included: fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, Canadian currency, two firearms, other weapons and items related to the trafficking of controlled substances.
Destiny Green, a 26-year-old resident of Red Deer, and Tyler Bye, a 31-year-old resident of Red Deer, have been charged with the following:
- Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possess items used to traffic in controlled substances
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized
- Possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose x2
- Unsafe storage of a firearm
Green is also charged with:
- Fail to comply with firearms prohibition
Both Destiny Green and Taylor Bye were taken before a Justice of the Peace and were remanded into custody. They are scheduled appear in court on Nov. 7, 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
“The harm caused by fentanyl trafficking shows itself in many different ways” says Cst. Andrew Devine of Red Deer RCMP GIS. “Any time police remove these dangerous substances from our neighbourhoods, we are making our community safer.”
If you have information regarding this event or any other suspicious or illegal activity within the City of Red Deer, please contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-406-2200. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.
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