Ahenakew and three others were arrested last September during a traffic stop in North Battleford on Railway Avenue. According to Sgt. Adam Buckingham from the Battlefords General Investigation Section, the North Battleford Gang Task Force initiated a traffic stop on two vehicles after they noticed the occupants appeared to be interacting with one another. Police didn’t specify what the interaction was but say one of the occupants was known to police and had an outstanding arrest warrant. Police noticed weapons in one of the vehicles and arrested the four occupants from both vehicles. They searched the vehicles and found a firearm, a Taser, weapons, cocaine, meth and marijuana.
A lawyer for Kyle Caron appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court by phone on Feb. 16 and requested an adjournment saying defence is seeking to set a trial date but is not in a position to do that yet. Caron is now scheduled to appear on March 2. Amanda Wahobin, 31, failed to appear Nov. 9, 2020, and a warrant was issued for her arrest. The RCMP Crime Reduction Team arrested Wahobin, Caron, and Lafreniere on Sept. 20, 2020, after police raided a home in North Battleford, a vehicle and a hotel room. The arrests were the result of a two-month investigation into drug activity in North Battleford.
Hinse was arrested Sept. 2, 2020, after Battlefords RCMP say they observed people in parked vehicles in North Battleford “interacting” with each other. They saw weapons in one of the vehicles and knew one of the individuals had an outstanding warrant. When police searched one of the vehicles they seized weapons, a Taser, cocaine, crack cocaine, meth and marijuana. They also arrested Matthew Greer, 34, of Biggar, and Shynia Skeavington, 24, and Rae Ahenkew, 40, both of Mosquito First Nation. Ahenakew is scheduled to appear next in North Battleford Provincial Court on Feb. 22 to enter a plea. Skeavington had an appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court on Feb. 10 and the matter was adjourned until March 17.
The two were arrested Sept. 10 after the RCMP Gang Task Force/Street Enforcement Team raided a residence on the 1300 block of 96 Street in North Battleford. At the residence police say they found a prohibited handgun, ammunition and other weapons. They also seized about $6,000 in Canadian currency, 276 grams of cocaine, one kg of illicit marijuana, four grams of MDMA and quantities of other unidentified substances believed to be illicit drugs. Becker and Goller were charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property over $5,000 obtained by crime, and several firearms offences. The charges against Becker and Goller haven t been proven in court.