A seven month investigation by the Battleford RCMP’s Gang Task Force ended with the arrest of six people last Thursday.

Project Falter involved several Saskatchewan RCMP and partner policing units. Officers gathered information in an investigation that determined illicit drugs from Edmonton, were being sold in the Battlefords area through a phone-in delivery service.

Simultaneous search warrants were executed at numerous residences in the Battlefords and Edmonton areas.  Officers seized the following:

– nearly 8 kilograms of suspected cocaine;

– 281 grams of Xanax tablets;

– more than 5000 pre-rolled cannabis joints;

– 898 cartons of contraband cigarettes;

– more than 10 kilograms of cutting agent;

– a large sum of cash; and

– four illegally-possessed handguns.

Six people from North Battleford and two more from Edmonton are facing a wide variety of charges:

Daniel Norgaard, 34, and Andrew Koberinski, 27, from North Battleford are each charged with:

– one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine), Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;

– one count, unauthorized possession of a loaded restricted firearm, Section 95(a), Criminal Code;

– one count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88, Criminal Code;

– one count, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, Section 108(1)(b), Criminal Code;

– one count, unlicensed possession of a firearm, Section 91(1), Criminal Code;

– one count, unsafe storage of a firearm, Section 86(2), Criminal Code; and

– one count, possession of the proceeds of crime exceeding $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code (Information #90492691).

Daniel Norgaard is also charged with three counts of failure to comply with a release order condition, Section 145(5)(a), Criminal Code (Information 90492690). Andrew Koberinski is also charged with four counts of failure to comply with a release order condition, Section 145(5)(a), Criminal Code (Information 90492689).

Delia Bull, 20, and Shae Laliberte, 24, from North Battleford are each charged with:

– one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine), Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; and

– one count, trafficking (cocaine), Section 5(1), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

(Information #90492686, 90492687).

Zhakary Night, 21, and Olja Budinski, 22, from North Battleford are each charged with one count, trafficking (cocaine), Section 5(1), Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (Information #90492685, 90492688).

Edmonton Police Service also arrested and charged two males in relation to this investigation: details are available here: https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/edgeseizureFeb9