The third person charged in a drug raid last October was sentenced in provincial court last Friday.
Peter Shokal appeared in provincial court in Drumheller for trial on May 10. He pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine.
His charge dates back to October 25 of last year, when Calgary’s combined force Special Enforcement Unit worked with the Drumheller RCMP and executed search warrants at two Drumheller residences. Three people were charged including Shokal.
Three grams of cocaine, 47 grams of marijuana and 17 grams of psilocybin (mushrooms) were seized as well as cash and drug trafficking paraphernalia.
Since that time, a charge against a 31-year-old Manitoba man, of possession of the proceeds of crime was withdrawn in December, and his cash that was seized at the arrest was returned. Prosecutors were satisfied the source of the funds was not the result of crime.
In February, Christopher Shapka of Drumheller pleaded guilty to two simple possession charges of marijuana and psilocybin (mushrooms). He was fined $3,450.
Last Friday the court heard Shokal plead guilty to possession of the three grams of cocaine. He also had possession of $495 in cash and two cell phones. He was on parole from the Drumheller Institution at the time of the arrest.
Crown prosecutor Colin Kloot supported the guilty plea, noting a Charter Notice had been filed on behalf of Shokal.
Shokal was fined $1,000 plus a victims’ fine surcharge of 15 per cent. The cash seized in the raid was ordered back to be used to help satisfy the fine. An iPhone was also returned to Shokal.
