Articles by Josie Jiaxuan Wu

A 19-year-old from Alberta is facing 10 charges related to drug trafficking and possession of weapons after Yellowknife RCMP executed a search warrant early Thursday morning. Police seized about $12,000 in cash, 100 grams of suspected crack cocaine, three loaded firearms and other drug trafficking paraphernalia. Three people were arrested,…

A Yellowknife man with several warrants has been arrested at the Délı̨nę airport after the police received a tip about his flight. Délı̨nę RCMP says they found approximately 17 grams of suspected cocaine and other paraphernalia during the arrest. As a result of the investigation, 43-year-old Billy John McNeely has…

Inuvik RCMP are warning residents about fake Canadian bills printed with Chinese characters after receiving several reports. The Chinese characters translate to ‘counting practice bill’, with a line at the bottom stating ‘for counting practice only, circulations are forbidden’. These particular bills caused similar issues when they first appeared seven…

Fort McPherson RCMP say they have seized a total of 169 bottles of illicit liquor from several investigations into bootlegging activity in July. Several charges were laid under the Liquor Act, but the police didn’t identify any offenders. “These seizures represent a substantial amount of lost profits for bootleggers,” says…