Three people are facing charges after police say they seized cocaine and cannabis from a home in Stewiacke, N.S.
During an investigation, the Colchester Community Action Team (CCAT) learned on Friday that a firearm had been discharged inside a residence on Rockwell Drive.
No injuries were reported.
On Monday, CCAT and RCMP K9 services searched the home and arrested three people, including a man who tried to flee on foot when officers arrived at the scene.
The RCMP says officers found evidence of a gun being fired inside the home. Police also seized quantities of suspected cocaine, cannabis, and other substances.
Alicia Marie Tanner, 27, of Bible Hill, N.S., and Madison Amanda Tanner, 24, of Stewiacke, have both been charged with:
- unauthorized possession of a firearm
- possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- careless use of a firearm
- possession of cocaine
Police say Alicia Tanner is also charged with possession of a firearm contrary to an order.
The force says the man, 42-year-old Robert Joseph Isaac Chestnut, was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, Dilaudid, cocaine and a quantity of cash.
He has been charged with:
- three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking
- fail to comply with a release order
Alicia Tanner and Madison Tanner were released on conditions and are scheduled to appear in Truro provincial court on June 11.
Chestnut appeared in court on Tuesday and was released on conditions.
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