30-04-2025
4 people face a total of 56 charges after drugs, weapons seized from Pictou, N.S. residence
An RCMP vehicle is seen in this file photo.
Four people are facing a total of 56 charges after police searched a residence in Pictou, N.S., Thursday.
The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) executed a search warrant at a residence on Gill Court as part of a drug trafficking and firearms investigation.
During the search, police say they seized:
a quantity of heroin
prescription pills
trace amounts of other drugs
a handgun
a sawed-off shotgun
ammunition for both
Five people were arrested at the residence, according to a news release from the RCMP.
Forty-two-year-old Jamie Lee Jackson of Stellarton, 50-year-old Joseph Spears of Pictou, 30-year-old Kelsy Whytewood of River John, and 29-year-old Jessica Lindblad of MacLellan's Brook are all facing a number of charges including:
possession of heroin for purpose of trafficking
possession of Codeine for the purpose of trafficking
possession of property obtained by crime
several firearms offences
Police say each person was also charged with multiple other offences.
The fifth person arrested during the incident was released without charges.
Jackson, Spears, and Whytewood appeared in court on Friday and were remanded into custody pending a future court appearance. Linblad was released by police with a court appearance set for July 7.
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