On March 24, 2022 at 0340 am, Lacombe Police Service members conducted a traffic stop on a Silver Dodge Durango Traveling North on Highway 2A for a Provincial traffic violation.

During the traffic stop, Police entered into a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act investigation and a search of the vehicle was conducted resulting in a quantity of methamphetamine, Psilocybin, carfentanil and several weapons being located. The street value of the combined drugs seized is estimated to be $14,000.

25-year-old Thomas Jeffrey Houle of Red Deer, Alberta is charged with:

  • Possession of a controlled Substance for the Purpose of trafficking x 3. Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
  • Possession of a weapon contrary to weapons prohibition

HOULE was brought before a Justice of the Peace and was released on his own recognizance to appear in Red Deer Provincial Court on April 22, 2022.

24-year-old Tasha Lei King of Red Deer, Alberta is charged with:

  • Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking x 3 Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
  • KING was brought before a Justice of the Peace and was released on her own recognizance to appear in Red Deer Provincial Court on April 22, 2022.

As this matter is before the courts, no further updates will be provided at this time.