On Sept. 11, police officers located and seized: one loaded 9mm carbine rifle, approximately two ounces of cocaine and additional items indicative of drug trafficking. (submitted/Saskatchewan RCMP)

By battlefordsNOW staff

POLICING

RCMP cross-border raid nets rifles, cocaine and stolen ATVs

Oct 3, 2025 | 4:26 PM

A pair of suspects from the RM of Manitou Lake are facing multiple charges after a joint RCMP investigation led to the seizure of firearms, cocaine and stolen vehicles valued at more than $100,000.

The Lloydminster RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) began investigating a man with outstanding warrants on Aug. 8 who was suspected of trafficking drugs in Neilburg, Sask.

On Sept. 11, officers with the CRT and the Saskatchewan Trafficking and Response Team arrested the man as he left a business in Wainwright, Alta. Police say a woman who was with him was also taken into custody.

Later that day, police executed search warrants on a vehicle and a rural Neilburg residence. They say officers found a loaded 9mm carbine rifle, about two ounces of cocaine, an SKS-style rifle, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and evidence consistent with drug trafficking.

Investigators also recovered several stolen vehicles and equipment, including four ATVs, two side-by-sides, a snowmobile and an SUV. Police say about half of the stolen items have been returned to their owners, while others remain unclaimed including:

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• one green Polaris Arctic Cat snowmobile,
• one red and blue motocross-style ATV,
• one black motocross-style ATV,
• one green Honda full-size quad ATV.
  A photo of the vehicles for which the police are seeking owners. (submitted/Saskatchewan RCMP)
  A photo of the vehicles for which the police are seeking owners. (submitted/Saskatchewan RCMP)
  A photo of the vehicles for which the police are seeking owners. (submitted/Saskatchewan RCMP)

As a result, 32-year-old Brett Schnieder and 28-year-old Kendra Sylvestre are facing charges including drug trafficking, unauthorized possession of firearms, careless use of firearms and possession of stolen property over $5,000.

Schnieder is also charged with possession of firearms and ammunition contrary to an order and failing to comply with release conditions.

He has been remanded into custody in Alberta and is scheduled to appear in Wainwright court Oct. 16, while Sylvestre is due to appear in court in Lloydminster the same day.

Staff Sgt. Kory Davidsen of the Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams says the arrests highlight the importance of cross-border police work.

“The strong collaboration and successful result of this investigation confirm that the Saskatchewan RCMP’s SERT in Lloydminster is strategically positioned and possesses the specialized expertise necessary to ensure that criminals in this area cannot exploit the border between Saskatchewan and Alberta to their advantage,” Davidsen said in a release issued Friday.

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