A man and woman are facing charges after a downtown drug bust.
On Sept. 21, members of the Downtown Policing Unit arrested a man near Galt Gardens, after witnessing multiple drug transactions.
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Norman Boyd Black Plume, 49, of Lethbridge, was found in possession of prescription narcotics (Percocet) and cash.
He faces charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime.
Police also arrested two female suspects along the 300 block of 5 Street South.
One of the women, 34-year old Candace Marie White Man Left, of the Blood Reserve, was found to have fentanyl pills, prescription pills (Temazapam) and cash.
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White Man Left faces two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, one count of possession of the proceeds of crime and one count of resisting a peace officer.
The second female was released without charges.
Lethbridge police did not provide a dollar value for the drugs or cash seized in the investigation.
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