RCMP/HRP release:
The RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division (ICID) has charged two people after executing a search warrant in Eastern Passage.
On March 5, ICID’s Special Enforcement Section, with the assistance of RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment, safely arrested a 34-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman at a property in the 100 block of Cow Bay Rd.
Officers then executed a search warrant on the residence in relation to an investigation into weapons possession and drug trafficking.
During the search, officers seized a loaded handgun, cash, cocaine and methamphetamine. A Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Land Rover Discovery were also seized as offence-related property.
Randy Desmond Riley and Marrika Michelle Miller, both of Eastern Passage, are charged with:
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm Without a License or Certificate
- Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- Storing a Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations
- Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to the Public Peace
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing the Serial Number Has Been Altered
- Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition Obtained by Crime
- Laundering Proceeds of Crime
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (methamphetamine)
Riley and Miller appeared in Dartmouth Provincial Court on March 6. Riley rem6ains in custody and is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on March 10. Miller was released and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on May 13.
