Lloydminster STRT: male charged after cocaine, methamphetamine and firearm seized
2026-04-21
9:37 a.m.
Saskatchewan RCMP’s Lloydminster Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) has charged a wanted male after cocaine, methamphetamine and a firearm with a defaced serial number were seized from a motel room.
On April 17, officers from STRT were conducting proactive patrols in Lloydminster, SK.
They observed a male known to be on a warrant outside of a motel on 44th Street. They approached him and told him he was under arrest. He fled on foot but was located a short time later. Officers located a small amount of methamphetamine and cocaine during his arrest.
As a result of continued investigation, officers obtained a warrant and searched a room at the motel.
Officers located and seized:
– approximately 28 grams of cocaine;
– approximately 32 grams of methamphetamine;
– a firearm with its serial number removed; and
– ammunition.
As a result of continued investigation, 25-year-old Mackenzie Cannapotatoe from Onion Lake is charged with:
– one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;
– one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;
– one count, resist peace officer, Section 129(a), Criminal Code;
– seven counts, fail to comply with release order condition, Section 145(5)(a), Criminal Code;
– three counts, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88, Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of a firearm with altered/defaced/removed serial number, Section 108(1)(b), Criminal Code;
– one count, unlicensed possession of a firearm, Section 91(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, unlicensed possession of a prohibited weapon with ammunition, Section 95(10(b), Criminal Code; and
– one count, unsafe storage of a firearm, Section 86(1), Criminal Code.
He was also arrested on outstanding warrants and for breaching a Conditional Sentence Order.
Cannapotatoe was remanded into custody until his scheduled appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court on April 20 (Information #90579903).
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