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Prince Albert RCMP seize cocaine worth $13K in drug bust near Paddockwood, Sask.

File photo of cocaine.
An estimated $13,000 worth of cocaine was seized by RCMP on Monday as they investigated a suspicious vehicle near Paddockwood, Sask. File / Getty Images

Around 140 grams of cocaine was seized by Prince Albert RCMP during a drug bust near Paddockwood, Sask.

At around 10 a.m. CT on Monday, police received a call about a suspicious vehicle near the village. Officers located a vehicle with a 42-year-old woman and 41-year-old La Ronge man inside.

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The woman was arrested for impaired care and control of a motor vehicle.

Police said the man had cocaine with an estimated street value of $13,000, cutting agent materials and an undisclosed amount of cash.

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Craig Raymond Larson is facing charges of possession of drugs for the purposes of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. He was released from custody and scheduled to appear in provincial court on Jan. 24, 2017.

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Paddockwood is approximately 50 kilometres north of Prince Albert.

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