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Marijuana seized during traffic stop in Prince Albert

Two men have been charged after a traffic stop in Prince Albert led to a drug bust on Tuesday afternoon. David McNew / Getty Images

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Two men are facing charges after being busted with marijuana during a traffic stop in Prince Albert, Sask. on Monday afternoon.

Police stopped the vehicle just after 5 p.m. after receiving a complaint the occupants were trafficking marijuana.

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Officers smelled a strong marijuana odour coming from inside the vehicle and arrested the two men, 18 and 19.

Their names have not been released,

A search turned up 94.5 grams of marijuana with an estimated street value of $900, cash and drug paraphernalia consistent with trafficking.

The pair will appear in Prince Albert provincial court on June 3 on charges of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds obtained by crime.

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