Two people in Fort Simpson are facing possession and bootlegging charges after being caught with excessive volumes of alcohol.
say police were on a patrol on the riverbank at 11 p.m. on July 5 when they came across a party of four consuming liquor.
" members could observe three opened bottles of liquor that they disposed of immediately," said NT media relations officer Julie Plourde. "Based on that amount of liquor, Fort Simpson detained the individuals and started an NWT Liquor Act investigation. They subsequently located an additional eight 20-ounce bottles of vodka and six beers.
"While searching a bag belonging to a female suspect, members located two grams of crack cocaine and arrested her. During the arrest, the female suspect attempted to give an item to another male. Police confronted the male suspect, who provided police with a 23-gram rock of crack cocaine."
Adrian Tambour, 43, of K'atl'odeeche First Nation is charged with two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking, one count of possession, unlawfully consuming liquor in public, exposing liquor for sale and failure to comply with a release order condition.
Tamara Lennie, 22, of Fort Simpson, is charged with two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking, one count of possession, unlawfully consuming liquor in public and exposing liquor for sale.
Both were released on conditions and will appear in Fort Simpson territorial court on Aug. 19, 2025. The other two individuals were released without charges.
"Anyone with information on this or other drug-related crimes is asked to contact the Fort Simpson at 867-695-1111 or Crime Stoppers at http://www.p3tips.com," said Plourde. "In the event of an emergency call, 911."
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