Barrhead, Alberta – On March 15, 2023, Barrhead RCMP, with the assistance of Swan Hills RCMP, Eastern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit and Parkland RCMP Police Dog Service, executed a search warrant at two residences in the Town of Barrhead. The detachment had been investigating drug trafficking activity at these addresses for several months.
The searches resulted in the seizure of the following:
Over 350 grams of a variety of drugs including suspected crystal methamphetamine and cocaine
Over 70 cartons of illegal cigarettes
5 firearms and large quantities of ammunition
11 computers which had been stolen from Barrhead Composite High School
Over $2500 cash
A stolen bicycle
Randy Blake Wiebe (65), a resident of Barrhead, has been charged with 8 offences, including:
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Possess Cigarettes Not Marked for Tax Paid Sale
Firearms offences (x4)
Nicole Sandra Bombay (26), a resident of Barrhead, has been charged with 6 offences, including:
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Possess Cigarettes Not Marked for Tax Paid Sale
Firearms offences (x2)
A third suspect, a 70-year-old female, also a resident of Barrhead, has also been arrested and charges are pending.
Wiebe was remanded into custody and will be appearing in Barrhead Provincial Court on March 21, 2023. Bombay was released on conditions to appear in Barrhead Provincial Court on March 21, 2023.
This investigation has a happy story attached. The bicycle which RCMP recovered during this search warrant had been stolen on Jan. 16, 2023, from a local school. The owner was a child and he was devastated that his bike was stolen, as the family couldn’t replace it. Barrhead RCMP were so happy to be able to return this bike to the child. He was beyond excited!!!
Barrhead RCMP
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