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RCMP seize drugs, 19K in cash after traffic stop near Winnipeg

Manitoba RCMP pulled over a 36-year-old man for speeding on Aug .11, and found stacks of cash in excess of $19,000 and a small quantity of marijuana. Global News / File

A 36-year-old man has been charged for possession of drugs after a traffic stop near Winnipeg.

On Aug. 11, Manitoba RCMP pulled over a driver for speeding near Headingley, Man. Officers found a small quantity of marijuana and stacks of cash in excess of $19,000 in the vehicle. The vehicle “is believed to have originated as the result of criminal activity,” RCMP said in a media release Tuesday.

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The cash and vehicle were both seized.

Michael Samdass, from Hamilton, Ont., has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and possession of a controlled substance.

The investigation is ongoing.

 

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