Prince George, B.C.- Two  Prince George men  are facing  a string of charges  in relation  to a number  of violent crimes  this fall.

The charges  stem from  an on going investigation which saw 24  year old Ryan James Watt and another male arrested  in late October as they sat in a parked vehicle off highway 16 west in Prince George.  At that time police seized  heroin and cash.  Police also  obtained a search warrant for a residence on  Leland Road,  a search which resulted in the seizure of a .22 calbre semi-automatic rifle, drug trafficking paraphernalia as well as cocaine and methamphetamine.

As a result of that investigation, Ryan James Watt has been charged with:

• Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (3 counts)
• Possession of a Firearm while Prohibited
• Possession of Ammunition while Prohibited (4 counts)

The second male was not charged.

The investigation continued,  and  police suspected Watt  and 24 year old Colin Michaud Durrand to have been responsible for a number of violent incidents towards several  people in the local drug trade.  The  offences are alleged to have occurred between August 23rd and  November 21st of this year.

Watt and Colin Michaud Durrand   have  now been charged with:

• Forcible Confinement
• Pointing a Firearm
• Assault (2 counts)
• Aggravated Assault
• Uttering Threats (Watt: 3 counts, Durrand: 2 counts)

Both men are in custody at the Prince George Regional Correction Centre at least until their next court appearance which  is  scheduled for December 9^th, 2015.