A routine traffic stop in a Winnipeg neigbourhood resulted in a police chase and drug trafficking charges Feb. 16.
Police attempted to pull over a sedan near Watt Street and Sydney Avenue at around 1:20 p.m. but the car sped off.
Officers managed to stop the car a short distance away on Watt Street at Chalmers Avenue. The driver was arrested and a number of items were seized, including cell phones, cash, 16 grams of crack cocaine and a small safe.
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An additional 120 grams of cocaine was found in the safe.
Justin Peter Karpluk, 20, from Winnipeg faces several charges:
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime under $5,000
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order
- Fail to Comply Condition Recognizance by Judge/Justice
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