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RCMP arrested four people after a hotel search in Grande Prairie hotel on Monday turned up a handgun and drugs.

Grande Prairie residents Alec Levin, 31, Julia King, 22, and Joseph Read, 35, along with Canmore man Andrew Pysar, 36, have been charged with multiple counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

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Grande Prairie RCMP found about 43 grams of cocaine, 60 grams of crystal meth, 1.9 grams of heroin, 51 grams of cannabis, 6.8 grams of mushroom pills, and almost a gram of fentanyl, a handgun, pellet gun and brass knuckles on the morning of July 29, 2019.

Now in custody, King, Read and Pysar are scheduled to appear in Grande Prairie Provincial Court on July 31, 2019. Levin is scheduled to appear in Grande Prairie Provincial Court on August 7, 2019.

Since these cases are now before the court, no further information will be provided, according to a statement from RCMP.

If you’d like to report drug-related activity, please call the Grande Prairie RCMP at 780-830-5701. 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.