(Keewaywin, ON) – Police arrested three people, including a Winnipeg man, after seizing cocaine and cash from a home in Keewaywin First Nation Friday.
Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit and Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at a residential address in Keewaywin First Nation in the morning hours of Friday, Jan. 31.
The warrant was obtained as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activity within the community of Keewaywin First Nation.
As a result of their search, police located and seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, cash, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
Three suspects, including a male from Winnipeg, was located and arrested at the scene without incident.
Habte TEGEGNA, 26, of Winnipeg, is charged with:
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
Kyler Kris KAKEKAGUMICK, 27, of Keewaywin First Nation, is charged with:
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
Lexus FROGG, 22, of Keewaywin First Nation, is charged with:
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
FROGG and KAKEKAGUMICK were released with conditions and a future appearance date. TEGEGNA appeared in court for a bail hearing on Feb. 1 and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.