A 67-year-old Flin Flon man is in custody after an encounter with police in a parking lot Jan. 13.
RCMP said they stopped to speak with two men when they noticed a can of bear mace was partially hidden in one man’s jacket.
A search of the man and his truck turned up 32 grams of cocaine, a large-capacity .22 rifle magazine, cash, and drug paraphernalia, along with the bear mace.
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Jeffery Giest has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, carrying a concealed weapon, three counts of failing to comply with conditions, and numerous other offences.
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