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Speeding Highway 16 driver in western Saskatchewan facing drug, weapons charges: RCMP

Police said they seized crack cocaine and a loaded pistol after pulling over a vehicle going 176 km/h on Highway 16. Maidstone RCMP / Supplied

A driver caught going more than 60 km/h over the speed limit in western Saskatchewan is now facing drug trafficking and weapon charges.

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Maidstone RCMP said officers stopped the eastbound vehicle on Feb. 27, after it was clocked driving in excess of 176 km/h on Highway 16.

The speed limit is 110 km/h.

Police said it turned into a drug investigation after officers talked with the driver and her passenger.

They were arrested and a subsequent search of the vehicle turned up roughly 3,700 single doses of crack cocaine, police said.

A loaded pistol was seized as well, police added.

Manal Ali Fawaz, 25, and Garnett O’Connor, 23, both of Edmonton, face charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a firearm while prohibited, carrying a concealed weapon, and unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle.

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They made their first court appearance on Monday.

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