Arrested and Charged: Four members of an Organized Crime Group charged with multiple offences including possession for the purposes of trafficking

Officers seized nearly 2kg of cocaine and a 12-guage shotgun

Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit arrested and charged four Nova Scotia individuals following an investigation into an Organized Crime Group operating in the greater Charlottetown area.

On Wednesday, November 12 at approximately 1:00 p.m., Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit assisted by the Tactical Response Unit and Major Crime Unit executed two Controlled Drug and Substance Act search warrants simultaneously at a residence in Cornwall and another in Stratford. Two individuals were arrested at the Cornwall residence, and two others were arrested at the residence in Stratford without incident.

Officers seized 1.9 kilograms of cocaine, 25 grams of MDMA, 181 grams of cannabis and 25 Percocet tablets, one 12-gauge shotgun, 17 rounds of ammunition, more than $11,000 cash and other items consistent with drug trafficking. The street value of the seized drugs is nearly $235,000.

Makell Cain (28 years old), Khalil Cain (20 years old), Jenawnd Beals (26 years old) and Taylor Brown (21 years old), all from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, have been charged with:

• Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking – CDSA 5(2)
• Possession of MDMA for the purpose of trafficking – CDSA 5(2)
• Possession of a firearm for dangerous purposes (s. 88 CCC)
• Careless storage of a firearm (s. 86 CCC)
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm (s. 91 CCC)

All individuals charged have been remanded in custody and will appear in court at a later date.

Anyone with information about suspicious activity or illegal drug activity is encouraged to contact Charlottetown Police Services at (902) 629-4064 or contact PEI Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

The Street Crime Unit (SCU) is a specialized unit comprised of five officers. Their mandate is to disrupt drug trafficking in and around Charlottetown.

Street Crime Unit (2025) year-to-date statistics:

• 21 drug investigations
• 34 persons charged
• 138 charges laid
• 4390 grams (4.4 kg) cocaine seized
• 3035 grams (3.0 kg) crystal methamphetamine seized
• 2287 grams (2.3 kg) cannabis products seized
• 1162 grams (1.2 kg) fentanyl seized
• $133,700 cash seized
• 24 firearms (4 real, 20 imitation) seized

The street value of the seized drugs is more than $1.2 million.

File No. 2025-1668838