Trio denies charges in airport meth case

Adrienne Susan Dickison, 32, Matthew William Harris, 45, and Robert “Rob” Louis Michaud, 53, accused of possession of crystal methamphetamine for trafficking purposes last fall

Three defendants facing a serious drug-trafficking allegation denied the joint charge Monday and will get trial dates next month.

Matthew William Harris, 45, of Main Street in Meductic; and Robert “Rob” Louis Michaud, 53, of no fixed address but formerly of Grand Falls; and Adrienne Susan Dickison, 32, of Route 122 in Dow Settlement; all appeared in Fredericton provincial court Monday to answer to a joint charge of possessing of crystal meth for the purpose of trafficking.

Pictured is some of the suspected crystal meth that officers seized during a drug bust at the Fredericton International Airport on Nov. 23. (Photo: Facebook/Woodstock Police Force)

Lawyers representing the trio all indicated they were electing to be tried in provincial court and pleading not guilty to the meth charge.