NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – Officers located illicit drugs during a traffic stop in North Battleford.
On Oct. 23 at around 8 p.m., officers with Battlefords RCMP Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan initiated a traffic stop on a SUV during community patrols in North Battleford. As part of the officer’s investigation, they formed grounds to search the vehicle under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act.
During the vehicle search, officers located quantities of suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine, unstamped tobacco, and a set of plastic brass knuckles.
All three vehicle occupants (two women and one man) were arrested and charged with two counts, possession of schedule I substances (fentanyl and methamphetamine).
The driver was also charged with identity fraud, and possession of unstamped tobacco under the Excise Act, as well as arrested on an outstanding warrant.
