6 people
including the President of the local chapter of the Bacchus Motorcycle
club are in custody following a 6 month investigation involving 4 local
police agencies.
Simultaneous raids at Nature's Way in Saint
John, Shamper's Bluff Road in Kingston and Route 102 Public Landing
where meth, pot, prescription pills, guns, bullets, brass knuckles and 4
grand in cash were seized.
44 year old Brian Schofield of Public
Landing , also President of the Saint John Bacchus Motorcycle Club,
pleading guilty to possession for the purpose of trafficking. He was
released on house arrest and will reappear in court for sentencing on
September 5th and to plead on other charges.
39 year old Ryan
Wallace of Kingston, a former member of the motorcycle club, faces
drugs including possession and trafficking and for having two unlicensed
rifles. He remains in custody and is due in court on Monday for a bail
hearing.
28 year old Lia Olde Damink of Kingston faces several
charges including possession of percocet for the purpose of trafficking,
possession of two unlicensed rifles and with stealing a drug from the
Regional Hospital. She has a court date next month.
39 year old
Blaine Beddow of Saint John, a former striker of the Saint John Bacchus
Motorcycle Club, faces multiple drugs charges for production,
trafficking and more. He's being held in custody until a bail hearing on
Monday.
A 32 Saint John woman and a 42 year old Public Landing woman will be in court later to face drug charges.