A man and woman have pleaded not guilty to multiple drug and firearms charges linked to a police raid at a Burnaby Mountain condo last year that allegedly turned up drugs, an illegal handgun with two overcapacity magazines and $10,000 in cash.
Bryanna April Ducharme, 29, and Bradley James Alexander Ness, 34, were in Vancouver provincial court Friday.
Ducharme entered pleas of not guilty to nine counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and five weapons charges.
Ness pleaded not guilty to six counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and five weapons charges.
The charges were approved against the pair in December and relate to incidents last spring.
According to a Burnaby RCMP news release in March 2023, the detachment's drugs and organized crime section raided a condo in the 9300-block of Tower Road on Burnaby Mountain on March 2, 2023 after a two-month investigation.
Officers seized a "large number" of suspected drugs, the release said, including 5 kilograms of suspected cocaine, 1.5 kg of suspected methamphetamine and 200 grams of suspected fentanyl.
Police also allegedly found a handgun with the serial number filed off and two prohibited high-capacity magazines.
"Magazines for this type of handgun are legally limited to ten rounds. Two magazines seized from this residence had the capacity to hold 27 and 50 rounds," stated the release.
Also seized from the apartment, according to police, were $10,000 in cash, a "large amount of drug packaging equipment for re-pressing drugs," and two vehicles.
The residence was directly across the street from an elementary school and less than a block from a busy daycare, according to police.
Both Ducharme and Ness have elected to be tried by B.C. provincial court judge alone.
Their next court appearance will be to set a date for a pretrial conference.
Lawyers for the co-accused agreed the trial will take "well over three days."
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