Posted by : Rita Sittler  On June 11th, 2025 1:39 pm

      

On June 10, 2025, following a lengthy investigation, the Medicine Hat Police Service Patrol Section executed a residential search warrant at a home in the 400 block of Sierra Blvd SW. The search resulted in the seizure of:

• Two rifles and ammunition,
• 1.8 kilograms of cocaine,
• $35,766 in Canadian currency,
• Multiple cartons of unstamped cigarettes.

Resulting from this investigation, 50-year-old Jason Carr, from Medicine Hat, has been charged with the following offenses:

• Extortion,
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm (two counts),
• Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized (two counts),
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine,
• Possession of proceeds of crime,
• Possession of stolen property.

Carr was detained for a Judicial Interim Release hearing and was remanded into custody pending his next court appearance on June 12, 2025, in Medicine Hat Provincial Court.

The investigation is still ongoing.

Media Contact:

S/Sgt. Harley Kesler
Patrol Section
Medicine Hat Police Service
Ph: 403-529-8481