An RCMP cruiser. (Photo via Merritt RCMP)
Kamloops RCMP say they are investigating after a traffic stop on Seymour Street downtown led to the seizure of nearly two pounds of drugs.
Mounties say an officer on patrol spotted a silver SUV run a stop sign at 9th Avenue and St. Paul Street just before 4 a.m. on Feb. 22. That vehicle was seen driving “in a suspicious manner” before it was pulled over on the 900-block of Seymour Street.
“As the officer approached the SUV, a man exited the passenger side and was recognized as having an arrest warrant,” RCMP spokesperson, Corporal Crystal Evelyn, said. “The man was arrested and as part of an officer safety search, a bag of suspected fentanyl was located on him, which exceeded the current 2.5-gram exemption.”
Evelyn says the woman was detained under the Excise Act as contraband cigarettes were also found inside the SUV.
In all, she says more than one pound of suspected methamphetamine was seized along with an unidentified amount of crack and cocaine, and various types of ammunition.
Evelyn says the man was released with a court date related to his warrant, while the woman was released pending the results of the ongoing investigation, with charges anticipated.
If you have information about this incident, Mounties say to contact the Kamloops RCMP Detachment at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2023-6141.
