Portage la Prairie RCMP find meth, fentanyl after vehicle rolls off highway

A Portage la Prairie, Man., woman whose vehicle rolled off Highway 1 Wednesday afternoon had a lot more to worry about than her injuries.

The driver, 28, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the single-vehicle incident, but an RCMP search of the crash site revealed something unexpected.

Police said they found around 20 grams of individually-packaged meth and fentanyl.

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The woman was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. Police said further charges are also pending.

She’ll face a court date in Portage this summer.

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