A Winnipeg man who was wanted in both Manitoba and Alberta is in custody following a Selkirk RCMP investigation of a suspicious vehicle.
Police said they were called to Parkdale Road in the rural municipality of St. Andrews around 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, where a pickup truck had been parked for more than an hour with its lights on.
After checking the truck’s plates, which didn’t match the vehicle, officers approached the vehicle and found a man sleeping in the driver’s seat. Police said they also spotted drugs on the arm rest.
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The man, who couldn’t produce a driver’s licence, was arrested, and a search of the truck turned up cocaine, a crack pipe, a metal spoon with white residue, crystal meth, and bear spray.
Police also discovered that the vehicle had been reported stolen from the Headingley area.
The 38-year-old driver is facing drug and weapons charges, as well as a charge of possessing property obtained by crime and operating a motor vehicle while prohibited.
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