**** RCMP Media Release
Pictou County District RCMP charge three men with drug and weapons offences
Pictou County District RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) has charged three men following a search of two homes in Pictou.
On February 15, at approximately 9:30 a.m. RCMP officers from Pictou County District RCMP SCEU, with the assistance of Pictou County District RCMP General Duty, Stellarton Police Service and Westville Police Service, executed search warrants at two homes on St. Andrew’s St.
At the homes, police safely arrested three men then located and seized what appeared to be fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, prescription medications, unstamped tobacco, and multiple unsecure firearms.
Wayne Brian Ives, 41, from Pictou has been charged with:
- Trafficking in Substance (three counts).
- Contravention of Storage Regulations (three counts).
- Possession of a Prohibited Weapon.
- Careless Use of Firearm.
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose (three counts).
- Possession of Firearm knowing its Possession is Unauthorized (three counts).
- Unauthorized Possession of Firearm (three counts).
- Possession of Unstamped Tobacco.
Robert William Bowser, 47, from Pictou has been charged with:
- Possession of Substance.
- Contravention of Storage Regulations.
- Unauthorized Possession of Firearm.
- Possession of Firearm knowing its Possession is Unauthorized.
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose.
Dion Blair Thompson, 46, from Pictou has been charged with:
- Possession of Substance (two counts).
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order.
All three men have been released on conditions and are scheduled to appear in Pictou Provincial Court on May 13, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
