Skip to main content

Three people face drug and weapon charges after search of Pictou County home: N.S. RCMP

The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) has charged three people with drugs and weapons offences after police searched a home in Three Brooks, N.S. The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) has charged three people with drugs and weapons offences after police searched a home in Three Brooks, N.S.
Share

The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) has charged three people with drugs and weapons offences after police searched a home in Three Brooks, N.S.

The PCISCEU executed a search warrant at the home on Wednesday, with the help of the Pictou County District RCMP, RCMP Northeast Nova Traffic Services, Stellarton Police Service and Westville Police Service.

“At the home, police safely arrested a man and two women then located and seized methamphetamine, hydromorphone, cocaine, psilocybin, prescription medications, a stolen handgun with ammunitions, Canadian Currency and cellular phones,” said Const. Dominic Laflamme, with the Nova Scotia RCMP, in a news release.

Nathan Timothy Hale, 37, from Stellarton, N.S., has been charged with:

  • trafficking in substance
  • two counts of possession of property obtained by crime of a value not exceeding $5,000
  • unsafe storage of firearm
  • unauthorized possession of firearm
  • possession of weapon obtained by commission of offence
  • possession of restricted firearm with ammunition

Katelyn Rose Kirk, 33, from Pictou, N.S., was charged with:

  • trafficking in substance
  • possession of property obtained by crime of a value not exceeding $5,000

Rebecca Lynn Pitts, 47, from Three Brooks has been charged with:

  • trafficking in substance
  • possession of property obtained by crime of a value not exceeding $5,000
  • unsafe storage of firearm

Hale was remanded into custody and scheduled to appear in Pictou provincial court Monday.

Kirk and Pitts were released on conditions and are scheduled to appear in Pictou provincial court on July 15.

For more Nova Scotia news visit our dedicated provincial page.

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

What a judge's gag order on Trump means in his hush money case

A gag order bars Trump from commenting publicly on witnesses, jurors and some others connected to the matter. The New York judge already has found that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, repeatedly violated the order, fined him US$9,000 and warning that jail could follow if he doesn't comply.

opinion

opinion You don't need to be an influencer to earn income from social media

How legitimate are claims by some content creators that the average person can earn passive income from social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram? Personal finance columnist Christopher Liew says it's quite possible, if you're willing to put in the initial time and effort.

Stay Connected