Alberta woman charged in gang-related gun and drug bust in West Kelowna last month

WEST KELOWNA – Charges of drug trafficking and possession of guns have been laid against a West Kelowna resident from Alberta who was arrested last month after police raided a suspected gang member's home.

Savanna Ashley-Lynn Malone, 24, and co-accused Tyson Ashleigh Bone, 32, have been charged with more than a dozen drug and gun-related offences, according to court documents.

Malone — whose identity was not released during an RCMP press conference following the raid — was arrested along with Bone, who is a suspected member of the Kelowna Warriors gang, and a 37-year-old unidentified man.

A seven-year-old child was also taken from the home and placed in the care of the Ministry of Child and Family Development.

Police seized numerous shotguns, pistols and semi-automatic rifles as well as nine 500ml bottles of GBH, six grams of cocaine and 20 grams of methamphetamines from the Windt Road home on July 7.

They also found a leather vest with three patches on the back reading Kelowna Warriors, which Const. Jesse O’Donaghey called a “known gang.”

She made her first appearance in court this week and will be back again in September.

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