Police say 24 people have been arrested and are all facing charges after a 13-month police operation.

RCMP have laid over 130 charges in Operation HAKON.

Among the items seized were 17 firearms, seven vehicles, about $55,000 in cash, and a number of drugs including marihuana, cocaine and hash.

The charges include drug trafficking, possession of prohibited weapons, and resisting arrest.

A number of the accused - and the residences searched - are in Cape Breton and Antigonish County.

Charges:

Shandy Aucoin, 27-years-old, Cheticamp, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Cocaine

Wendolynne Avery, 39-years-old, Boularderie, NS
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Resin, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Ecstasy, Possession of a Prohibited Firearm (x2), Possession of a Restricted Firearm, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (x3), Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose (x3), Unsafe Storage of a Firearm (x5)

Eugene Basker, 62-years-old, Inverness, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Cocaine

Jason Blinkhorn, 35-years-old, Boularderie, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cannabis Marihuana, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana (x2), Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Resin, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Ecstasy, Possession of a Prohibited Firearm (x2), Possession of a Restricted Firearm, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (x3), Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose (x3), Unsafe Storage of a Firearm (x5)

William Brady, 62-years-old, Cape George, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cannabis Marihuana, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana (x2), Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Resin (x2), Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana, Trafficking in Cannabis Resin, Unlawful Production of Marihuana

Collette Brady, 35-years-old, Cape George, NS
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Resin, Unlawful Production of Marihuana

Melissa Brown, 30-years-old, Cheticamp, NS
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine (x2), Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannibis Marihuana, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm, Resisting Arrest, Obstruction of Justice, Evading Police

Travis Camus, 29-years-old, Petit Etang, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Cocaine

Helen Camus, 50-years-old, Petit Etang, NS
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Resin

Mackenzie Camus, 24-years-old, Petit Etang, NS
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine

Abraham (Wayne) Camus, 54-years-old, Petit Etang, NS
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Resin

Gabriel Chiasson, 36-years-old, Petit Etang, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Cocaine

Jason Chiasson, 33-years-old, Petit Etang, NS
Trafficking in Cocaine

Kevin Chisholm, 36-years-old, New Glasgow, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Cocaine

Donald Delaney, 52-years-old, Drummondville, Quebec
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine

Scott Donaldson, 51-years-old, Barrington Passage, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Cocaine

Justin Goswell, 23-years-old,Whycocomagh, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Conspiracy to Traffic in Cannabis Marihuana, Conspiracy to Commit Assault, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana, Trafficking in Cocaine

Kevin Goswell, 53-years-old, Whycocomagh, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Cocaine

James MacDonald, 33-years-old, Black Avon, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Conspiracy to Traffic in Cannabis Marihuana, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana, Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana

Whitney MacDonald, 20-years-old, Port Hood, NS
Conspiracy to Commit Assault

Adam Morrison, 42-years-old, Dingwall, NS
Possession of Marihuana

Wynne (Dawson) Richards, 28-years-old, Havre Boucher, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cannabis Marihuana (x3), Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine (x2), Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana (x3), Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine (x2), Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana (x2), Trafficking in Cocaine (x2)

Brian Roach, 38-years-old, Cheticamp, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine (x2), Conspiracy to Commit Assault (x2), Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine (x4), Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana (x2), Trafficking in Cocaine (x2), Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana, Unsafe Storage of a Firearm, Resisting Arrest, Evading Police, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm

Marco Wood, 38-years-old, Antigonish, NS
Conspiracy to Traffic in Cannabis Marihuana, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cannabis Resin, Trafficking in Cannabis Marihuana, Trafficking in Cannabis Resin

Residential search locations:
- Five residences in Cheticamp, Cape Breton
- Two residences in Inverness, Cape Breton
- One residence in St. George, Antigonish County
- One residence in Southside Boularderie, Victoria County
- One residence in Heatherton
- One residence in Aspen

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