Saskatchewan RCMP say a man from British Columbia is facing one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking after 40 pounds of marijuana was found in a vehicle on Monday.
Around noon, members of the Broadview combined traffic services stopped an eastbound vehicle near Percival, Sask.
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RCMP said it was stopped because the vehicle did not slow to 60 kilometres per hour when passing an emergency vehicle with its lights activated.
After a roadside investigation, the driver was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.
David Wayne Maxim, 51, was remanded for a second appearance in Yorkton provincial court on Friday.
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