RCMP release more information about Pond Shore Road operation
The RCMP have yet to lay charges after a series of arrests stemming from a police operation at a home on Pond Shore Road on November 22nd.
The 6am police raid by the RCMP Emergency Response Team blew out the windows of the home at 106 Pond Shore Road, and resulted in seven arrests, according to a previous police statement.
In a news release Wednesday afternoon, about one week after the incident, the RCMP say they were executing a search warrant in connection with a drug trafficking investigation that began on November 15. The statement goes on:
“During the search, police seized, significant quantities of what is believed to be cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, methamphetamine pills, hydromorphone pills, and a large amount of money. Police also seized nine unsafely stored firearms including a prohibited rifle and a restricted handgun. Nearly 55,000 contraband cigarettes, and drug trafficking paraphernalia were also seized.”
Wednesday’s release says just three men were arrested at the scene on November 22. A 39-year-old Sackville man was remanded into custody on outstanding warrants, and is scheduled to appear in court on December 28. The other two men, a 37-year-old from Sackville and a 40-year-old from Nova Scotia, were later released from custody.
The investigation was led by the RCMP’s Provincial Crime Reduction Unit, which focusses on “disrupting and dismantling the trafficking of illegal drugs”.… Continue
Seven arrested in early morning police raid on Pond Shore Road
The RCMP are not releasing much information about a police operation that took place early Wednesday morning on Pond Shore Road in Sackville. At about 6am, area residents report hearing a series of loud bangs that sounded like gunshots, and saw smoke and flashing lights in the vicinity of 106 Pond Shore Road. The house now has boarded up windows.
RCMP spokesperson Hans Ouellette says that seven people were arrested at the residence, and the situation did not pose a threat to the general public. Ouellette said the operation involved the RCMP’s Emergency Response Team and other “specialized policing services”, and was part of an ongoing investigation.
Oullette did not disclose the nature of the investigation or if charges were laid as a result of arrests. “We will provide more information when we are able and it is appropriate to do so,” said Ouellette via email.
The home is owned by widower Reginald Sears, whose grandson Colt LeBlanc is due to go to trial on December 4, facing charges stemming from a police operation at his Upper Aboujagane home in April 2021. LeBlanc alongside his sometimes partner Carrie is being tried on three charges: possession of stolen property under $5,000, possession of prohibited firearms, and possession of an illegal substance for the purpose of trafficking.
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Pleas coming in November for Leblanc and Trenholme
A Sackville man and woman who first appeared in Moncton provincial court in June on joint charges of possessing cocaine and methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking will not plead to charges until November 4.
Colt Leblanc and Cheryl Trenholme are also charged with laundering over $35,000 believed to be obtained in the trafficking of illegal drugs. Their case was adjourned in June so that Trenholme could secure a lawyer, and on Tuesday was adjourned again to allow for disclosure of evidence, according to a report by the Times and Transcript.
The charges against Leblanc and Trenholme stem from a cross border investigation involving the Nova Scotia RCMP, which saw eight people in Sackville, Amherst and Moncton arrested on various drug charges in February.
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Sackville man sentenced to time served for assaults
A Sackville man who has been in custody at the Shediac jail since July 6 was released Tuesday, after pleading guilty and being sentenced to time served for various assault charges.
Colt LeBlanc pled guilty to two counts of assault and obstruction of a police officer for events that took place in January near his home on Upper Aboujagane Road.
Appearing in court via video conference, LeBlanc agreed to the facts of the cases as presented by crown prosecutor Nicholas Comeau.
Comeau said police had been trying to locate a dark coloured SUV which had been speeding along Pond Shore Road on January 9. Constable Patrick Belliveau approached LeBlanc’s home after seeing a similar vehicle pull in the driveway. As he approached, a high powered blue laser was pointed at his vehicle. When he got out to investigate, he saw three people on the road, one of whom was flashing a high powered flashlight in his eyes.
At that point two more officers arrived on scene and informed the group with the laser and flashlight of why they were there. The three then started “screaming obscenities and saying they were being harassed by the police,” Comeau told the court.
While officers spoke with one member of the group, Colt LeBlanc “aggressively threw a shovel” at the officers.… Continue
Plea on police assault bumped to Sep 9
A plea on assault charges against Colt Leblanc has been delayed to September 9. LeBlanc appeared by video link in a Moncton courtroom on Thursday represented by Moncton lawyer Michel Des Neiges.
Des Neiges told the court that full disclosure had not been received from the crown on the case. He indicated the disclosure may have been sent to LeBlanc’s first lawyer, Guillaume LeBlanc of Fowler Law. Crown Attorney Justin Hebert told the court he had a letter signed by Colt LeBlanc on June 21 acknowledging receipt of the disclosure, but the court was unable to verify the signature as LeBlanc was present only by video link.
Colt LeBlanc told the court he has not received the disclosure, and has been incarcerated since July 6. He was not sure if Guillaume LeBlanc received the disclosure on his behalf, as he ”only met him for a day.”
In the end the judge ordered the disclosure released and set a date to return to court for a plea on September 9 at 11am. LeBlanc remains in custody until then.
Colt LeBlanc is charged with two counts of assaulting a police officer and one count of obstructing a police officer, related to events alleged to have occurred from January 9 to 12 in the Sackville area.
The Times and Transcript reported in May after LeBlanc’s first appearance that he is, “accused of assaulting Const. Patrick Belliveau with a shovel, resisting three Mounties and assaulting Belliveau and Const.… Continue