Ermineskin Cree Nation, Alta. – In 2024, Maskwacis RCMP recovered a firearm from a crime scene. After extensive investigation, it was determined that this firearm was illegally purchased. On Oct. 23, 2025, Maskwacis RCMP arrested 26-year-old Payne Smallboy, a resident of Ermineskin Cree Nation, for firearms trafficking.
Smallboy has been charged with:
- Weapons trafficking;
- Transferring a firearm without authority.
After a Judicial Interim Release Hearing, Smallboy was released with a number of conditions. He will be appearing in Alberta Court of Justice in Wetaskiwin on Nov. 18, 2025.
If you have any information regarding this crime, please contact the Maskwacis RCMP at 780-585-4600. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.
Cpl. Gina Slaney
Public Information Officer – SAD
Alberta RCMP Media Group
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