OnThursday , as a result of an ongoing investigation into the sale of illegal cigarettes within the City of Thompson, RCMP officers with the Thompson General Investigative Section (GIS), along with assistance from Thompson Detachment officers, executed a search warrant at a residence located on Ospwagon Drive.

The search, led to the seizure of 72 cartons of cigarettes an estimated $100,000 in cash, over 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, cannabis marihuana, a prohibited semi-automatic shotgun and other drug-related paraphernalia.

RCMP have charged Steven Moorehead, 56, and Sandra Moorehead, 57, both of Thompson, with multiple offences including Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Careless Storage of a Firearm, Possession for the Purpose of Selling and Possession of Illicit Cannabis under the Cannabis Act .

 
Thompson GIS continue to investigate.