EDMONTON

2 arrested in Sylvan Lake drug bust

Alex Antoneshyn CTVNewsEdmonton.ca Journalist

Published Thursday, April 29, 2021 1:48PM MDT

Darren Ballentine, 53, and Marie Gosselin, 40, both from Sylvan Lake, face several firearm and trafficking-related charges after a search warrant was executed at a home on April 23, 2021. (Photo supplied.)

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EDMONTON -- Cocaine, MDMA and magic mushrooms were found by police during a drug bust in Sylvan Lake.

Two people were arrested when RCMP executed a search warrant on April 23 at a home which someone reported the previous month.

Darren Ballentine, 53, and Marie Gosselin, 40, both from Sylvan Lake, face several firearm and trafficking-related charges.

From the home, Mounties seized 170 grams of cocaine, 26 grams of MDMA, 66 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, a firearm, drug trafficking paraphernalia and about $2,000 in cash.