A man and woman are facing drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop in Trenton, N.S., on Thursday.
Police say during the course of their investigation, the Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) and New Glasgow Regional Police conducted a traffic stop on North Main Street.
They allege that when the driver was told he was under arrest, he started driving away and threw something out the window.
The vehicle drove a “short distance” before stopping, according to police.
“The male driver and female passenger were arrested at the scene without further incident. A search of the area by New Glasgow Regional Police Dog Services recovered a bottle of hydromorphone pills,” RCMP said in a news release.
Police then searched a residence in Trenton and found a firearm, brass knuckles, hydromorphone pills and cash.
George Andrew Barnett, 51 years old from Trenton, is charged with:
- Possession of hydromorphones for the purpose of trafficking
- Resisting arrest
- Flight from police
- Careless use of a firearm
- Possession of prohibited weapon
- Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number is altered
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
Jacqueline Joyce Chaisson, 45 years old from Trenton, is charged with:
- Possession of hydromorphones for the purpose of trafficking
- Careless use of firearm
- Possession of prohibited weapon
- Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number is altered
Barnett and Chaisson are scheduled to appear in Pictou Provincial Court on April 23.