On Sept. 3, 2025, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Lloydminster RCMP were called to the East side of the city after receiving a report of an individual, believed to be a potential impaired driver, passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle. Officers attended and located the driver. Upon approach of the vehicle, police observed suspected controlled substance and arrested the driver.

A search of the vehicle incidental to arrest revealed:

• A loaded .45 caliber handgun;

• A .22 caliber handgun;

• Brass knuckles;

• Bear Spray;

• Ammunition;

• Approx. 15 grams of suspected fentanyl; and

• Approx. 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine.

As a result of the investigation, Joey Hillier (32), a resident of the RM of Wilton, Sk, was charged with 16 offences, including:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking;

• Possession of property obtained by crime;

• Possession of restricted firearms; and

• Multiple firearm and weapon-related offences.

 Hillier was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody, to appear before the Saskatchewan Provincial Court in Lloydminster on Step. 8, 2025.

“Traffic stops and calls for service like this demonstrate the dangers our frontline members face daily,” said Sgt. Christopher Byford of the Lloydminster RCMP. “This seizure prevented a large quantity of dangerous drugs and firearms from reaching our community.”

 Anyone with information about drug trafficking or illegal firearms in the Lloydminster area is asked to contact Lloydminster RCMP at 780-808-8400. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play. To contact RCMP non-emergency line within any Alberta RCMP jurisdiction call 310-RCMP(7267).