RCMP Traffic Stop Results in Seizure of Drugs and Weapons

On Sept 15, 2026, St. Albert RCMP conducted a proactive traffic stop on vehicle departing from a residence. The vehicle was stopped for a traffic offence on Sir Winston Churchill Drive near Tache Street. One of the occupants was not wearing a seatbelt and refused to provide identification. Open alcohol, drugs, and weapons were observed during this traffic stop and the occupants subsequently arrested.

Police located and seized:

• 90 grams of suspected cocaine separated in small bags
• 0.14 grams of suspected fentanyl
• 7 Percocet pills
• A knife and bear spray
• $340 in Canadian Currency

Daniel Lee Tomaszeski, a 28-year-old resident of Edmonton, is charged with:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking Fentanyl;
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking Cocaine.

Kari Amber Rain, a 30-year-old resident of Wetaskawin, is charged with:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking Fentanyl;
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking Cocaine;
• Obstruction.

Rain also had numerous outstanding warrants.

Ethan Hawk Pambrun, a 28-year-old resident of Edmonton, is charged with:

• Breach of a release order;
• Obstruction;
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking Fentanyl;
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking Cocaine;
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose x 2.

Melanie Grace Whitford, a 44-year-old resident of St. Albert, is charged with:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking Fentanyl;
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking Cocaine;
• Resist arrest.

All four were held for a Judicial Interim Release (JIR) hearing. Tomaszeski was released on a release order and is scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Albert, Alta. on Sept. 28, 2026. Rain was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Barrhead, Alta. on Sept. 16, 2026. Pambrun was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Morinville, Alta. on Sept. 17, 2026. Whitford was released from custody on a release order and is scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Albert, Alta. on Oct. 19, 2026. 

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