Semi-automatic rifle seized from Enoch Cree Nation

EDMONTON – A loaded SKS semi-automatic carbine was seized from a suspected drug dealer on Sept. 24 on an Alberta First Nation.

A joint investigation by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and Edmonton police led to the firearm being taken from a home on the Enoch Cree Nation.

ALERT said the SKS carbine is a restricted firearm that was equipped with a prohibited magazine. Several realistic-looking replica firearms were also seized.

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Two people were arrested and ALERT alleges the residents were active in trafficking drugs and involved in property crimes on the reservation and in the Edmonton area.

Allison Gilmour, 34, and Michael Reigate, 33, are facing drug, firearm and stolen property-related charges. There had been a Canada-wide warrant in place for Reigate since August 2014 for parole violations.

ALERT also seized small quantities of methamphetamine and GHB (commonly called the “date-rape” drug) as well as other evidence consistent with drug trafficking.

Officials said lock-picking sets, a digital key-making machine, and several pieces of stolen personal identification were also recovered.