LOON LAKE - Loon Lake RCMP located and seized cocaine and methamphetamine following a traffic stop south of Loon Lake.
On Feb. 18 at approximately 2:30 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling on Highway 26, approximately 20 kilometres south of Loon Lake.
During the traffic stop, officers observed signs of drug trafficking. The driver and three occupants of the vehicle – one woman and three men – were arrested.
While searching the vehicle, officers located and seized approximately 184 grams of cocaine, 34 grams of methamphetamine, a baton, approximately $1,300 in cash, and other evidence of drug trafficking.
As a result of the investigation, a 29-year-old man, from Onion Lake, is charged with:
- one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine;
- one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine;
- one count, possession of weapon for dangerous purpose; and
- one count, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
The three other individuals arrested were released without charges.
The accused made his first appearance in provincial court in Loon Lake on Feb. 20.
