On June 4, 2023, at approximately 1:45 a.m., police located a vehicle in the area of 4th Avenue and Elphinstone Street driving without tail lights illuminated. The vehicle turned northbound onto Montague Street, where police attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle increased its speed, evading police. The Aerial Support Unit was able to conduct aerial surveillance on the vehicle, and observed the vehicle parking on the 1200 block of Wallace Street where two people exited. Police on the ground located the suspects, a 41 year-old male and a 32 year-old female, who were arrested without further incident. A search yielded substances believed to be fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, as well as a conducted energy weapon.
Forty-one year-old Christopher Warren MORAN, of Regina, is charged with:
- Possession of Firearm/Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order [CC 117.01(1)];
- Dangerous Drive [CC 320.13(1)];
- Flight from Peace Officer [CC 320.17];
- Drive while Prohibited [CC 320.18(1)(A)];
- Drive while Prohibited by Other Form of Legal Restriction [CC 320.18(1)(B)];
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (fentanyl) [CDSA 5(2)];
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine) [CDSA 5(2)]; and
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (methamphetamine) [CDSA 5(2)].
Thirty-two year-old Ciera Sandra HASTINGS, of Regina, is charged with:
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon [CC 91(2)];
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (fentanyl) [CDSA 5(2)];
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine) [CDSA 5(2)]; and
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (methamphetamine) [CDSA 5(2)].
The accused make their first appearance on these charges in Provincial Court Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
