Five people ranging in age from 17-years-old to 46-years-old are facing a number of drugs and even some weapons charges after a routine traffic stop led police to multiple marijuana seizures in both the vehicle and two local homes.
The Wood Buffalo RCMP says that it pulled over the dark coloured SUV just after 7 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 21, in Timberlea because of an obstructed licence plate.
During the traffic stop police seized 56 grams of Cannabis from a 17-year-old male and a 23-year-old male they were also both in possession of a knife. They’re both facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
The unnamed 23-year-old is also being charged with possession of the proceeds of crime and faces a Traffic Safety Act charge for driving with an obstructed licence plate.
“Subsequent to the traffic stop a nearby residence became involved in the investigation and the RCMP obtained a warrant to search,” wrote Const. Ashley Quallie in a press release.
Mounties ended up searching two homes, one on Silin Forest Road, the other on Spruce Street.
Three others were charged in relation to the drugs found in the homes one a 46-year-old male has a “lengthy” history with the RCMP according to Quallie.
The others are a 38-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man.
All three are facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
The five accused had all previously had some contact with police and were in court on Tuesday.
