Two people from northern Alberta have been arrested and charged after a police traffic stop led to the seizure of drugs, cash and a gun.
The RCMP say officers were making patrols in the Onoway area, about an hour northwest of Edmonton, on Dec. 18, when they located a suspicious vehicle.
A traffic stop was conducted and a search of the vehicle located cocaine, methamphetamine, a quantity of Canadian currency and a replica handgun.
The two occupants of the vehicle were arrested and charged with a variety of drugs and weapons offences.
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A 33-year-old woman from Whitecourt and a 33-year-old man from Fox Creek have both been charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine; and,
- Possession of property obtained by crime.
The woman has also been charged with:
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; and,
- Failure to comply with a release order.
Both of the accused were released on a court undertaking and are to make their next court appearance at the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Albert on March 25, 2026.
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