Three Arrested in RCMP Operation

Saskatchewan RCMP’s Kindersley Detachment and Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team (CRT) executed search warrants in relation to an ongoing investigation.

Two search warrants were executed in Kindersley and one in Netherhill, SK. Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Incident Response Team assisted.

Officers located and seized:

– 198 grams of cocaine;

– two loaded firearms;

– an imitation firearm;

– ammunition;

– drug trafficking paraphernalia; and

– a gold bar and a sum of cash.

Three adult males were arrested as a result of this investigation.

Continued investigation determined the firearms were reported as stolen following/as a result of a May 23, 2024 break-in at a business in Kindersley. A pick-up truck had also been reported as stolen in relation to the same incident; it was located, burnt, outside of Kindersley two days later.

As a result of continued investigation, 28-year-old Jeffrey Proteau from Coleville is charged with:

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

– one count, careless storage of a prohibited weapon, Section 86(2), Criminal Code;

– one count, unlicensed possession of a loaded prohibited weapon, Section 95(b), Criminal Code;

– one count, break and enter and steal firearm, Section 98, Criminal Code; and

– one count, theft of a motor vehicle, Section 333.1, Criminal Code.

Proteau is scheduled to appear in Kindersley Provincial Court on June 17, 2024.

41-year-old Alex Smarch from Kindersley is charged with:

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

– one count, careless storage of a prohibited weapon, Section 86(2), Criminal Code; and

– one count, unlicensed possession of a firearm, Section 92(2), Criminal Code.

Smarch appeared in Kindersley Provincial Court on June 13, 2024.

48-year-old Arthur Cisna from Kindersley is charged with one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Cisna is scheduled to appear in Kindersley Provincial Court on July 16, 2024.

Kindersley RCMP and Prince Albert CRT continue to investigate. Anyone with information should call Saskatchewan RCMP by dialing 310-RCMP. Information can also be submitted anonymously by contacting Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.