Charges have been withdrawn against a Hammonds Plains, N.S. woman only a few days after she was originally arrested following a targeted traffic stop, RCMP tell Global News.
On Wednesday at about 5:15 p.m., the South Shore Integrated Crime Unit with help from RCMP conducted a targeted traffic stop in a business parking lot located off Highway 10 in Cooksville, N.S.
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Police say a quantity of crack cocaine was seized, as well as drug paraphernalia and cash.
Timothy Charles McKenzie, 28, of Hammonds Plains was arrested and remanded into custody and faces a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine. He was scheduled to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on Thursday.
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Alisha Dawn Hynick, 25, also of Hammonds Plains was also arrested and later released with conditions, but Nova Scotia RCMP Const. Georges El-Azzi confirmed Sunday to Global News that charges against Hynick have since been withdrawn.
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