Calgary Herald

Three charged in Okotoks after police seize weapons and drugs

- SAMMY HUDES shudes@postmedia.com

Okotoks RCMP have charged three people after executing a search warrant that resulted in the seizure of weapons and drugs.

Mounties, along with Okotoks Municipal Enforcemen­t, executed the warrant at a residence on Cimarron Meadows Crescent on Friday.

Police seized firearms and other prohibited weapons, along with drugs having a street value of $3,500.

About 35 grams of cocaine, four grams of Methylened­ioxymetham­phetamine (MDMA), 1.5 grams of heroin and assorted steroids in powder, liquid and tablet forms were seized, along with $2,205 cash.

Two Okotoks men and one woman were arrested on scene.

Kavon Sharifi-Jamali, 25, is charged with six counts of careless

use of a firearm, nine counts of unauthoriz­ed possession of a prohibited weapon, unlawful possession of body armour, illegal possession or traffickin­g in government documents, as well as possession for the purpose of traffickin­g cocaine, heroin and MDMA.

Simon Sharifi-Jamali, 32, and Danielle Stankevich, 27, also face charges of possession for the purpose of traffickin­g cocaine, heroin and MDMA.

All three were released from custody on recognizan­ce after a judicial hearing and are scheduled to appear in Okotoks Provincial Court on Dec. 14.

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