Two Lower Mainland men are facing multiple drug and gun-trafficking charges in connection with a drone that allegedly dropped drugs into a Manitoba prison in the middle of the night. At approximately 3:20 A.M. on July 3, Mounties in Stonewall, Man., received reports of a drone flying over and into Stony Mountain Institution, according to an RCMP news release. A suspicious vehicle was also reported on a back road near the prison, about 24 kilometers north of Winnipeg. Police located and stopped the suspect vehicle and an officer spotted a drone in the back seat. The two men in the vehicle were arrested. Meanwhile, a search of the area where the drone allegedly landed inside the prison turned up a package containing a quantity of methamphetamine and suspected fentanyl. “SMI employees also reported seeing a drone and had found a similar package the previous day,” the statement said. Burnaby resident Jalen Falk, 22, and Vancouver resident Shahram Tokhy, 20, were both charged with drug trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime in connection with the incident. But that wasn’t the end of the story, according to police. Three days later, on July 6, Winnipeg police received a call from a Winnipeg Airbnb after the owner found guns and drugs inside the rental. Officers responded and found firearms and “a large quantity of methamphetamine and other illegal drugs.” “It was later determined that the Airbnb was being rented by the same two suspects (Sahram Tokhy, Jalen Falk) who never returned due to their recent incarceration,” the statement said. The pair have now been charged with multiple firearms and drug trafficking offenses in connection with this incident. The investigation continues.
