VERNON — A Lumby man’s lack of attention to a traffic stop has resulted in drug charges.
The man was pulled over by RCMP last Saturday morning after he blew through a stop sign at 37th Avenue and 31st in Vernon.
The police officer who pulled the man over noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the driver’s 1999 GMC Jimmy.
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“The officer conducting a search of the vehicle and three large duffle bags filled with vacuum sealed/zip lock bagged bud was located,” says Vernon RCMP spokesman, Gord Molendyk.
Police seized more than 47 pounds from the vehicle.
The unidentified man is due in court next February.
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