On September 26, 2018, Flin Flon RCMP executed a search warrant under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act in Flin Flon.
Police located and seized over 3 kg of cannabis, over 3 kg of cannabis-infused edible products, over 3 kg of cannabis-infused jam, 12 long-barreled firearms, and a large sum of Canadian currency from the residence.
Police arrested 36-year-old Andrew Lyle Wotton at the scene and have remanded him into custody he is being charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking a controlled substance, possession of proceeds of crime, possession of property obtained by crime, production of a controlled substance, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, and two accounts of unsafe storage of a firearm.
Even though cannabis legalization is pending, there will still be illicit cannabis that the RCMP will continue to enforce.
Once legal, cannabis must be purchased from approved distributors as outlined in the federal Cannabis Act and the provincial Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act.
Flin Flon RCMP will continue to investigate.
