Crime doesn't pay, but often people find out the hard way.
Child Pornography
RCMP have reported a Yorkton man is faces Child Pornography Charges after a two month online investigation.
On March 12, 2014 members of the Saskatchewan ICE Unit (Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit) with the assistance of the Yorkton Rural RCMP Detachment executed a search warrant on a residence located near Yorkton in regards to Internet child exploitation.
As a result of the investigation, 27 year old Ryan Palumbo was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography, accessing child pornography and making available child pornography.
Palumbo will make his first court appearance in Yorkton Provincial Court on April 21.
The Saskatchewan ICE Unit is comprised of the Regina Police Service, Saskatoon Police Service, Prince Albert Police Service and the RCMP. Their mandate is to investigate all Internet child exploitation offences.
Drug Bust
In a separate incident, during the early morning hours of March 16, 2014 a traffic stop was conducted to do a sobriety check of the driver of a white SUV. The investigator reports that he could smell cannabis marihuana when the driver opened the window of the car. The driver was arrested for possession of marihuana.
RCMP did a subsequent search of the driver and his vehicle and in excess of $2,000 cash was found on the driver, and six pounds of cannabis marihuana was located in the vehicle. The 32 year old Regina male was slated to appear in Yorkton Provincial court on March 17 to face charges of possession of cannabis marihuana for the purposes of trafficking, and possession of proceeds of crime.
