13-05-2025
Two men face drugs, weapons charges after Beaconsfield, N.S., home searched
An RCMP vehicle can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News)
Two men from Beaconsfield, N.S., are facing drugs and weapons charges following the search of a home in the Annapolis Valley.
The RCMP's Southwest Nova Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) executed a search warrant at a home on Beaconsfield Road on May 1 in connection with an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.
'At the residence, officers safely arrested two men before seizing quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, psilocybin, assorted pills, and drug paraphernalia. Two long guns, ammunition, brass knuckles and cash were also seized,' reads a news release from the RCMP.
Troy David Alder, 53, has been charged with:
two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking
unauthorized possession of a firearm
unsafe storage of a firearm
proceeds of crime over $5,000
Ryan Andrew Laviolette, 36, has been charged with:
two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking
two counts of unsafe storage of a firearm
proceeds of crime over $5,000
five counts of failure to comply with release order
Alder and Laviolette appeared in Digby provincial court on May 2.
Laviolette remains in custody and is due back in court on May 21. Alder has been released on conditions and is scheduled to return to court on June 9.
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